New ads on Phillies jerseys – an unwanted reminder that baseball is a business

John Foley Avatar
August 2, 2024
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I'm generally on board with capitalism. Free markets, the invisible hand, McDonald's and whatnot? Hell yeah. Great stuff. Nobody wants to wait in line for government-issued chicken nuggets.
But pure, unfettered capitalism in areas like health care, criminal justice, or education? That's where things can get dicey. The profit motive can incentivize some awful behavior.
We have to take a stand somewhere, comrades. Maybe we should start with baseball jerseys.
How can you not be romantic about baseball? Maybe because of this right here.
The Phillies unveiled Independence Blue Cross (IBX) as the team's "Official Jersey Patch Partner" on Wednesday. Financial details of the deal were not immediatel...

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