“Bupkis” for Baseball Retirees? Where’s the Moral Outrage?
July 19, 2010 by Mark Ahrens
Filed under Book Review, Business of Baseball
The number of multi-millionaires within the sport of baseball is well chronicled. I naively imagined that all this wealth would trickle down to take care of the retired players who paved the way for today’s current players–a rising tide lifts all boats. I was mistaken. Fortunately, there is a book, A Bitter Cup of Coffee: How MLB […]
Curt Flood and Baseball’s Reserve Clause
July 18, 2010 by Mark Ahrens
Filed under Baseball History, Baseball Writing, Book Review
The inspiration for a story can come from the most unlikeliest of places. On my recent trip to Maine, I happened to pick up the Bangor Daily News and read a very compelling editorial (see entire text and link below) that described how Curt Flood’s landmark struggle to overturn baseball’s time-worn reserve clause has opened up […]