I don’t think of myself as bigoted. I view myself as one of those tree-hugging, goodie-goodie liberals…
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A Valentine’s Appeal to Tony Clark, Executive Director, Major League Baseball Players’ Association
Mr. Clark, Well, it’s happened again. I just learned that another of the pre-1980 players without…
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MLB: Pre-1980 Players Without a Pension List Now Stands at 525
Four years after they first compiled a record of what they believed was the penultimate list…
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He Gets No Pension Because Nobody in Baseball Has Character
The resume of David Machemer, a Benton Harbor resident who attended Central Michigan University, boasts more…
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An Injustice That Just Bites
Lucas Giolito may be a great pitcher, but does he have any appreciation for what former…
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MLB Feature: Is Max Mad About Retirees’ Situation?
Seventy-one-year-old Roy Staiger, who lives in Lebanon, Missouri, played for the New York Mets from 1975…
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The Elephant in the Room
The great South African cleric and anti-apartheid activist Desmond Tutu once said that “if you are…
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“All in The Family? — NOT!”
Believe it or not, there are 618 former players being hosed out of pensions by Major…
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Mr. Meyer: The 600+ retirees w/o pensions and 700+ retirees w/o COLA’s
Mr. Meyer, Good afternoon. I hope this finds you and yours healthy and safe during these…
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MLB owners make a new pitch to players, but will a deal get done?
To get back on the field, or not get back on the field. That is the…
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