The Last Gasp of the Longball (April 2000)

Barry Bonds, San Francisco, and the end of the American century

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Author’s Note: This piece originally ran in 2020, in the early days of this newsletter. But given that Barry Bonds was seemingly locked out of the Baseball Hall of Fame for an indefinite period this week—and given that the tech industry is in the throes of a yet another upheaval—I figured it was worth re-upping here.

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