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Jun 15, 2020 1 hr 14 min

Baseball, In A Vacuum (feat. Micah Johnson)

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After taking a couple weeks off, Alex and Bobby return to discuss how baseball is engaging with the social unrest around police brutality. They bring on Micah Johnson, former major league second baseman, to talk about the 2015 Orioles-White Sox game played in front of no fans due to protests in Baltimore, what it was like being in that atmosphere, and how baseball’s relationship with activism has shifted since then. Then they do a deep dive into protests and politics in baseball history, and probe why those stories seem few and far between. Here are the places we’ve donated to over the last few weeks, which we encourage you to consider doing if you’re able. Links: Follow Micah Johnson on Twitter Kwame Opam on what the 2015 fan-less game symbolizes Rhiannon Walker on Ted Williams Sam Nahem played a little-known role in integration

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