Driving Mr. Yogi

May 5, 2012 by Ted Leavengood · Leave a Comment

In the recently released book, Driving Mr. Yogi by Harvey Araton, the front seat is occupied ably by Yogi Berra and Ron Guidry, but the back seat is filled with the Pantheon of modern day Yankee heroes. Characteristically, George Steibrenner spills over into the front and tries to take the wheel. But Yogi Berra is too much […]

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In the Best Interests of Baseball?

August 28, 2010 by Ted Leavengood · Leave a Comment

What exactly does the leaking of financial information about six teams by Deadspin.com seek to change at the end of the day? Â In 2006–in the name of competitive balance–Major League Baseball, Inc. set in place a system to share revenues from the richest teams–those whose markets will always remain demographically enhanced–with the poorest ones. Â Upsetting […]

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