Monthly Archives: May 2011

Bad Sports

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Mike

Dave Zirin’s Bad Sports: How Owners are Ruining the Games We Love is 188 pages of trashing egotistical and wealthy sports franchise owners. What’s not to like? (Other than the sad reality of what professional sports has become in the … Continue reading →

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Big Leagues

Posted on May 22, 2011 by Mike

I first heard of Big Leagues: Professional Baseball, Football & Basketball in National Memory by Stephen Fox when I was reading this New York Times story about the development of the jump shot in basketball. Figuring that this was right in … Continue reading →

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Playing with the Enemy

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Mike

Playing with the Enemy: A Baseball Prodigy, World War II, and the Long Journey Home by Gary Moore is a bookend to something I read last fall, A Measureless Peril. Written by his son, it tells the story of small-town … Continue reading →

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Client 9

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Mike

Having worked in the Spitzer Administration and lived through much of this story, I was somewhat reluctant to watch this film. I ended up getting it out of library and popping it into the DVD player. The first two-thirds are … Continue reading →

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Fortune’s Fool

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Mike

Fortune’s Fool by Fred Goodman tells the story of the recording industry through the tale of Edgar Bronfman, Jr. and his gamble on Warner Music Group (and the recording industry in general). While interesting at times, it’s tough to recommend … Continue reading →

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