Book Club with John Helyar Video

You can watch the recording here, complete with transcript.

Hi friends-

Here’s the video of our book club discussion with John Helyar about his epic tome about the history of labor relations in baseball, Lords of the Realm. Whereas NFL team owners seem to adopt the “all for one and one for all” mindset, MLB lords are famously selfish and fractured, and operate under the guiding philosophy of “I’ve got mine.”

We talked about why that short-sightedness has hurt the league’s growth, how much has changed, and how much has stayed the same over the last several decades. John was an incredible guest and his work helps explain how we arrived at what is looking like another lockout after the 2026 season. John was a blast. Hopefully we will have him back for more chats as this situation… devolves.