The intersection of the Grateful Dead and baseball

The intersection of the Grateful Dead and baseball
The intersection of the Grateful Dead and baseball

The intersection of the Grateful Dead and baseball

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At first glance, baseball and the Grateful Dead don’t have much in common. But when you take a second look, the game, the band, and the fans of both actually have quite a bit in common. Last week, David Vecsey wrote “How the Grateful Dead Helped Me Understand the Mets” for the New York Times magazine, and he joins us to talk about the intersection of these two American institutions. (Flickr/naleck)