(The following was originally published at SB*Nation’s Pinstriped Bible) The headlines during Super Bowl week have included two scandals involving performance enhancing drugs: one involving Ray Lewis and the other featuring Alex Rodriguez. Considering the proximity to football’s big game, Sports Illustrated’s report on Lewis’ alleged use of a banned substance was probably the most relevant story. [...]
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Baseball Deserves Its Double Standard
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Mayor Koch Did Fine by Yankee Fans, Though Team Didn’t Do Well Under Him
Posted in Baseball, George M. Steinbrenner, MLB, Yankees, tagged Mayor Ed Koch on February 1, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
George M. Steinbrenner and Edward I. Koch were the two bosses of New York during the 1980s: one controlled the city and the other its beloved baseball team. Although their backgrounds were very different – Koch was a Bronx born son of immigrant Jews, while Steinbrenner descended from a long line of blue-blood Cleveland patricians [...]
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