Former owner Stoneham, often overlooked, a Western pioneer Apr 16, 2008
Giants' owner Horace Stoneham, left, joined Dodgers' owner Walter O'Malley in the move to the West Coast, and now his family and friends would like to see him join O'Malley in Cooperstown as well ... By Mike Dodd, USA TODAY The celebrations of the 50th anniversary of baseball's move to the West Coast invariably start with one name: Walter O'Malley. (USA Today -- Sports)
50 YEARS AGO TODAYWESTWARD EXPANSION Apr 16, 2008
Walter O'Malley, owner of the Dodgers, was frustrated with the lack of progress in his plans to replace Ebbets Field, his club's aging stadium in Flatbush, and listened to the wooing of Los Angeles. He and San Francisco civic leaders persuaded Horace Stoneham, owner of the Giants, to move from Coogan's Bluff to San Francisco. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Mark your calendar for these key dates Mar 30, 2008
He'll be joined by five men elected by the revamped Veterans Committee: former commissioner Bowie Kuhn, former Dodgers owner Walter O'Malley, managers Dick Williams and Billy Southworth, and ex-Pirates owner Barney Dreyfuss. TUESDAY, JULY 31TRADE DEADLINE: The last chance for teams to make deals without having to pass players through waivers first. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Dodgers hold party in unsuitable venue Mar 27, 2008
Baseball was less amused in 1958 when Walter O'Malley decided to put his team in the Coliseum after bolting Brooklyn. The Sporting News devoted multiple pages each week to how O'Malley, lusting for ticket sales, was making a mockery of the sport with a left-field line only 252 feet away, and right-center stretching to a cavernous 440. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
Claire: Dodgertown's lore comes full circle Mar 18, 2008
It was a special time to be a part of the Dodgers and I was privileged to be there under the leadership of people like Walter O'Malley, Al Campanis, Bill Schweppe , Red Patterson and Walter Alston. There were many things that made the Dodgers a special organization in those days and there always was the annual renewal of the organization that began in the spring at Dodgertown. (MLB.com -- Los Angeles Dodgers)
Dodgers pay homage to Mota Mar 5, 2008
Mota recalled riding around in a golf cart with former owner Walter O'Malley and playing pool with Walter Alston as two of his fondest Dodgertown memories. His now famous bicycle was sent to the Dominican Republic last year to be auctioned off for the Manny Mota International Foundation, but on Tuesday night, he said it would be coming back to the Dodgers, where it could be placed in the team's archives. (MLB.com -- Los Angeles Dodgers)
John DonovanINSIDE BASEBALL Feb 29, 2008
And today, as when Walter O'Malley first envisioned his baseball heaven -- minor leaguers living with major leaguers, fans mingling with players, everyone in a spring utopia -- there is nothing over the dugouts to protect players from the elements. The dugouts are, in many ways, what makes this Dodgertown, and what makes Dodgertown unique among baseball parks anywhere. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Frick Award recipient to be named today Feb 21, 2008
The Veterans Committee named to the Hall managers Billy Southworth and Dick Williams and executives Barney Dreyfuss, Bowie Kuhn and Walter O'Malley. Now is the turn of the 20-member Frick committee to place an announcer into baseball immortality. (MLB.com -- Oakland Athletics)
Mariners' Niehaus wins Hall's Frick Award Feb 20, 2008
" When Safeco Field opened on July 15, 1999, Niehaus threw out the ceremonial first pitch for the inaugural game. The Seattle Times listed him among its "Top 10 Most Influential People of the Century," and he was also named "Entertainer of the Century" by a local radio station. Niehaus was one of the first two inductees to the Seattle Mariners Hall of Fame in 2000. He is also a member of the Puget Sound Sports Hall of Fame. Niehaus will be honored at the Hall of Fame induction ceremonies for... (MLB.com -- Seattle Mariners)
Why Mark Sweeney? Feb 13, 2008
Barvey was a personal favorite of Walter O'Malley, and Walter would borrow Barvey from the Harry M. Stevens catering outfit for spring training. Besides being chef in residence, Barvey was also dragooned as personal factotum for Mr. O'Malley and his guests at a fishing lodge and poker emporium atBlue Cypress Lake outside Vero Beach. (Los Angeles, TheInsiders.com)
Cubs, Padres to play last HOF Game Jan 30, 2008
The Official Site of The Chicago Cubs: News: Chicago Cubs News. The Cubs played in the inaugural Hall of Fame Game at Doubleday Field in 1940. (MLB.com -- Chi Cubs Cubs)
The Dodgers of 1958: Roy Campanella Jan 26, 2008
Just a few months earlier, Campanella never anticipated the Dodgers leaving Brooklyn, even when a stalemate between team president Walter O'Malley and New York City officials over land for a proposed new ballpark meant the beloved "Bums" might be moving elsewhere. During Spring Training in 1957, Los Angeles politicians descended on the team's Vero Beach training camp when it became apparent the Dodgers might move to the West Coast. (MLB.com -- Los Angeles Dodgers)
Dad's cap is tipped to Johnny Jan 16, 2008
Well, almost as much as Walter O'Malley and his move out West. The Dodgers were the lovable losers, perceived regular guys who lived right in Brooklyn, shopped at the same neighborhood stores as fans and earned basically the same paycheck as everyone else. (Albany Times Union)
Gossage makes Hall of Fame Jan 9, 2008
He will be inducted July 27 in Cooperstown, joined by five men elected last month by the revamped Veterans Committee: former commissioner Bowie Kuhn, former Dodgers owner Walter O'Malley, managers Dick Williams and Billy Southworth and ex-Pirates owner Barney Dreyfuss. Rich "Goose" Gossage smiles as he listens to a phone call from baseball commissioner Bud Selig congratulating him on being selected to the Hall of Fame at his home in Colorado Springs, Colo. (AZCentral -- Sports)
Gossage headed for baseball's Hall Jan 9, 2008
"Now it's pretty obvious Rice and Rickey Henderson will go in next year and I might be looking at 2010,'' said Dawson, a Miami native who hit 438 home runs and was the 1987 National League MVP with Chicago. In 2010, players appearing on the ballot for the first time will include Edgar Martinez, Barry Larkin, Andres Galarraga and Fred McGriff. Gossage, who fell short by 21 votes last year, broke into the majors with the Chicago White Sox in 1972. He played 22 seasons, including six with the New... (The Palm Beach Post)
Baseball Hall Of Fame Elects 'Goose' Gossage Jan 9, 2008
Gossage will be joined at the induction ceremonies by World Series-winning managers Billy Southworth and Dick Williams, along with former Commissioner Bowie Kuhn and owners Walter O'Malley and Barney Dreyfuss, all of whom were elected last month by the Veterans Committee. Williams, the only living member of the Veterans Committee quintet, was Gossage's manager in 1984 when the Padres won their first National League pennant, losing to the Tigers in a five-game World Series. (Click2Houston, TX)
New blueprint takes shape for Dodgers Dec 27, 2007
December Walter O'Malley, credited with expanding MLB's reach to the West Coast by moving the Dodgers from Brooklyn, was voted into Baseball's Hall of Fame. The Dodgers signed free-agent center fielder Andruw Jones to a two-year, $36. (MLB.com -- Los Angeles Dodgers)
Williams wasn't sure he'd ever make Hall Dec 6, 2007
"I thought that might be the clo 00000C8D sest I got. I was hoping it would happen, but I didn't know if it would ever really happen." Williams was one of five managers and baseball executives elected on Monday by separate Veterans Committees, joining Billy Southworth, former Commissioner Bowie Kuhn and owners Walter O'Malley and Barney Dreyfuss. He received 13 of the 16 votes from the committee assigned to vote only for managers and umpires. (MLB.com -- Oakland Athletics)
Winter Meeting Notes: Miller denied entry into Hall Dec 5, 2007
Executives Barney Dreyfuss and Walter O'Malley and manager Dick Williams and umpire Billy Southworth were also voted into the Hall. Miller, who turned the players association into the strongest union in professional sports, received three votes from a 12-man committee, some of whom represented ownership in their negotiations with Miller. (Cleveland.com -- Sports)
IT'S NOT THE BROOKLYN HALL OF FAME Dec 5, 2007
December 5, 2007 -- It's natural to remember fondly the glory days of the old Brooklyn Dodgers - even though it was 50 years ago that Walter O'Malley moved "The Bums" to Los Angeles and changed Major League Baseball forever. Now O'Malley has been voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame - and it's time to face some facts. (New York Post -- Opinions)
* Marvin Miller gets ignored for Baseball Hall of Fame honor Dec 5, 2007
Former Dodgers owner Walter O'Malley, ex-Pirates owner Barney Dreyfuss and managers Dick Williams and Billy Southworth were also elected. Williams, who made his debut with the "Impossible Dream" Red Sox in 1967 and went on to manage five other teams in a 21-year career, is the only living inductee. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Pettitte to return to the Yankees' rotation next season Dec 4, 2007
Also elected were former Pirates owner Barney Dreyfuss, whose team lost to Boston in the first World Series in 1903; former baseball commissioner Bowie Kuhn; former manager Billy Southworth; and former Dodgers owner Walter O'Malley, who is loved in Los Angeles and hated in Brooklyn. Williams was considered one of the game's toughest managers, and while his stern approach wouldn't go over well in today's game, he seemed perfectly suited for the young '67 Sox. (Boston Globe)
Hall Should Have Elected Both Father and Son Dec 4, 2007
It is both fitting and appropriate that the Baseball Hall of Fame elected Walter O'Malley to its membership ... Walter O'Malley took the game of baseball west of the Mississippi and St. Louis and made it truly a national game ... Walter O'Malley was baseball's Abraham, the prophet who left home and hearth, toward the promised land. (Los Angeles, TheInsiders.com)
Finally ... Walter O'Malley in Hall of Fame Dec 4, 2007
Walter O'Malley in Hall of Fame ... Walter O'Malley in Hall of Fame ... Peter O'Malley noted that Monday's announcement was "long overdue," as Walter O'Malley died in 1979 at age 75. (Los Angeles, TheInsiders.com)
At last, Hall call to Dick Williams Dec 4, 2007
Williams, 78, was the only living candidate chosen Monday, joining four other inductees selected by the Veterans Committee: former Dodgers owner Walter O'Malley (who opened the West Coast for major-league baseball, bringing along the Giants, too); longtime Commissioner Bowie Kuhn; Pirates owner Barney Dreyfuss; and Billy Southworth, who managed the Cardinals to two titles. Along with guiding the colorful A's teams from 1971 through '73, Williams took the "Impossible Dream" Red Sox to the AL... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Hall of Fame heresy in Brooklyn? Dec 4, 2007
The news that Walter O'Malley had been elected to the baseball Hall of Fame fell flat in Flatbush. In Brooklyn, some aging baseball fans they still recall that dark day in 1957 when they learned the owner of the Dodgers was moving their beloved team to California. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Kuhn, O'Malley and 3 others elected to Baseball Hall of Fame Dec 4, 2007
Former Dodgers owner Walter O'Malley, managers Dick Williams and Billy Southworth and ex-Pirates owner Barney Dreyfuss also were elected. Williams, the only living candidate chosen, said he and his wife, Norma, broke down and cried when they got the call on Monday morning. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Veterans elect Kuhn to Hall Dec 4, 2007
"Bowie was a close friend and a respected leader who served as commissioner during an important period in history, amid a time of change," commissioner Bud Selig said, adding: "I was surprised that Marvin Miller did not receive the required support given his important impact on the game."Former Dodgers owner Walter O'Malley, managers Dick Williams and Billy Southworth and ex-Pirates owner Barney Dreyfuss also were elected. Manager Whitey Herzog and umpire Doug Harvey each missed induction by a... (News & Observer -- Sports)
Kuhn one of five Hall-bound Dec 4, 2007
Walter O'Malley Owner of Dodgers from 1944-1979 (until his death) Team won 4 World Series titles during his ownership Moved Dodgers from Brooklyn to Los Angeles after 1957 season Instrumental in expansion of baseball to West Coast Owner at Dodgers at time of baseball integration (Jackie Robinson) ... Former Dodgers owner Walter O'Malley, managers Dick Williams and Billy Southworth and ex-Pirates owner Barney Dreyfuss also were elected ... Executives/Pioneers: x-Barney Dreyfuss (83 percent),... (ESPN -- Baseball)
Was Miller snubbed? Dec 4, 2007
Former Dodgers owner Walter O'Malley was elected with nine votes after being selected on 38 percent of the ballots in 2003 and 44 percent earlier this year. "This was done with precision. If you a set goal in mind, and I think they did, it's not very hard," Miller said by telephone from his New York apartment. (ESPN -- Baseball)
Sources: BoSox lead in Santana race Dec 4, 2007
Former commissioner Bowie Kuhn and ex-Dodgers owner Walter O'Malley were elected to the Hall of Fame by the revamped Veterans Committee along with managers Dick Williams and Billy Southworth and former Pirates owner Barney Dreyfuss. Ex-players' association head Marvin Miller saw his vote percentage plummet from 64 percent to 25 percent, largely due to a shift that made current and former management members a majority. (ESPN -- Baseball)
Kuhn, 4 more get Baseball Hall call Dec 4, 2007
Former Dodgers owner Walter O'Malley, managers Dick Williams and Billy Southworth and ex-Pirates owner Barney Dreyfuss also were elected. Manager Whitey Herzog and umpire Doug Harvey each missed induction by a single vote. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
What makes a Hall of Famer? Dec 4, 2007
The results, in which former executives Barney Dreyfuss, Walter O'Malley and Bowie Kuhn also gained election, grew out of a new format with an old reminder: getting into the Hall of Fame remains very hard, as the game's greatest honor should be, but what defines a Hall of Fame umpire or executive is even more difficult than defining what makes a Hall of Fame manager or player. The Veterans Committee was revamped this year after it threw nothing but shutouts since Bill Mazeroski was elected in... (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Pettitte to return for Yankees Dec 4, 2007
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Bowie Kuhn elected to Hall of Fame Dec 4, 2007
The former Dodger owner Walter O'Malley, the managers Dick Williams and Billy Southworth and the former Pirate owner Barney Dreyfuss also were elected. The Vets panel was changed after failing to elect anyone in three tries and replaced by one with a majority from baseball management the same group Miller once fought against for player benefits like free agency and salary arbitration. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
Marvin Miller: They love him or they hate him Dec 4, 2007
For any committee of 12 supposedly knowledgeable baseball people to elect Kuhn, Barney Dreyfuss and Walter O'Malley and not Miller defies reasonable and logical explanation. Of the three men elected, O'Malley deserves the honor because by moving his Brooklyn Dodgers to Los Angeles 50 years ago, a move for which he is still reviled in Brooklyn, he opened the entire country to baseball. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
Five elected to Hall by Vets Dec 4, 2007
World Series-winning managers Billy Southworth and Dick Williams will be joined in the Class of 2008 on July 27 at Cooperstown, N.Y., by former Commissioner Bowie Kuhn and owners Walter O'Malley and Barney Dreyfuss ... "Walter O'Malley was a visionary who changed the face of baseball forever and we couldn't be more proud to see him earn his rightful spot in Cooperstown. We're very excited for both him and Dick Williams as they join the many Dodger players, managers and executives in the Hall of... (MLB.com -- Atlanta Braves)
O'Malley family rejoices in Hall election Dec 4, 2007
Walter O'Malley (left) shows Yankees owner Del Webb a model of Dodger Stadium in 1960 ... Peter O'Malley agreed that Monday's announcement was "long overdue," as Walter O'Malley died in 1979 at age 75. (MLB.com -- Los Angeles Dodgers)
NY deadline? Dec 3, 2007
Former players' union head Marvin Miller and former Dodgers owner Walter O'Malley head the executives/pioneers' ballot, and Billy Martin, Whitey Herzog and Doug Harvey are on the managers/umpires' ballot. On Tuesday, GMs will likely vote on new standards for head protection for first- and third-base coaches and will again discuss what type of instant replay proposal they would like commissioner Bud Selig to consider. (ESPN -- Baseball)
Marvin Miller still deserves a Hall pass Nov 30, 2007
Former managers Whitey Herzog, Davey Johnson, Billy Martin, Gene Mauch, Danny Murtaugh, Billy Southworth and Dick Williams, and umpires Doug Harvey, Hank O'Day and Cy Rigler are on the former ballot, while Buzzie Bavasi, Barney Dreyfuss, John Fetzer, Bob Howsam, Ewing Kauffman, Kuhn, John McHale, Miller, Walter O'Malley and Gabe Paul are on the latter. A 16-member committee, made up of former players, managers, team executives and baseball writers will vote for managers and umpires. (USA Today -- Sports)
Kauffman one step from entering Hall Nov 26, 2007
The competition for Cooperstown enshrinement is stiff, with the Dodgers' Walter O'Malley, the Tigers' John Fetzer and long-time Commissioner Bowie Kuhn among those on the ballot. "I think it's possibly the greatest honor he's ever had -- if he makes it," Julia Irene Kauffman said. (MLB.com -- Kansas City Royals)
Bavasi a legendary baseball character Nov 26, 2007
For all those reasons, Bavasi is on the 2008 Veterans Committee ballot on Executives/Pioneers with Bowie Kuhn, Barney Dreyfuss, John Fetzer, Bob Howsam, Ewing Kauffmann, John McHale Sr., Walter O'Malley, Gabe Paul and Marvin Miller ... Bavasi's proudest career moment came early, in 1955, when he presented Brooklyn with the only, and long overdue, World Series title by a Dodgers team he would rule for 17 years with the iron hand given him by owner Walter O'Malley. (MLB.com -- Los Angeles Dodgers)
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2 percent), Marvin Miller (63 percent) and Walter O'Malley (44. 4 percent) and tied with Buzzie Bavasi. (MLB.com -- Oakland Athletics)
Martin among 20 veterans on new Hall ballot Nov 9, 2007
The ballot for executives includes Miller, Kuhn, Buzzie Bavasi, Barney Dreyfuss, John Fetzer, Bob Howsam, Ewing Kauffman, John McHale, Walter O'Malley and Gabe Paul. Harvey, a longtime NL umpire, came close to election in February when he received 52 of the necessary 61 votes on the composite ballot from the previous Veterans Committee. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- MLB)
Shapiro Named Top Exec ... Again Nov 7, 2007
com: Shapiro Named Top Exec. Cleveland Indians MLB Baseball. (Cleveland, TheInsiders.com)
50 Years Ago: Dodgers welcomed to LA Nov 1, 2007
Team president Walter O'Malley also brought members of the Dodgers front office to the West Coast to scout locations for their new homes. The invited guests included an interesting mix of Hollywood and baseball dignitaries. (MLB.com -- Los Angeles Dodgers)
Fans were Flatbush-whacked Oct 8, 2007
Yes, Brooklynites understood Ebbets Field was decaying and knew owner Walter O'Malley was frustrated by his inability to get New York city commissioner Robert Moses to approve O'Malley's plan for a new stadium. They had heard the rumors about Los Angeles. (Los Angeles Times)
Vin Scully Q&A Oct 7, 2007
There was a great deal of pressure, I understood, on [owner] Walter O'Malley to hire someone like Bob Kelley or Tom Harmon or any of the other fine announcers out here ... Q: Were you surprised at how long the bitterness lingered in New York over the departure of the Dodgers, at how, even to this day, Walter O'Malley remains the target of so much animosity. (Los Angeles Times)
Move west opens baseball to nation Sep 25, 2007
The Giants' decision to leave New York actually predated that of the Dodgers, but it was Walter O'Malley who was chiefly responsible for both NL clubs in the nation's largest city to move from the Atlantic to the Pacific ... "Walter O'Malley was a businessman, who made a business decision," Anderson said. (MLB.com -- Los Angeles Dodgers)
Dodgers celebrate 50 years in LA in '08 Sep 13, 2007
LOS ANGELES -- On Oct. 8, 1957, former Dodgers owner Walter O'Malley announced that after 68 years in Brooklyn, the Dodgers were headed west to Los Angeles. A half-century later, the move has been nothing short of a win-win for the Dodgers and for baseball. (MLB.com -- Los Angeles Dodgers)
Baseball bet on west almost 50 years ago Aug 27, 2007
Led by owners Walter O'Malley and Horace Stoneham, the Dodgers and Giants moved west after the 1957 season, leaving New York without two of the National League's cornerstone teams and bringing Major League Baseball to Los Angeles and San Francisco. It was the first step to making the national pastime truly national. (Modesto Bee, CA)
Dodger Battery Charged Up in Victory Aug 17, 2007
" Dodger Blue Notes-- the eighth and Saito the ninth. Broxton has not allowed a home run in 91 consecutive appearances, tying Paul Quantrill for the L.A. Dodgers record. ...The Dodgers released veteran catcher Ben Davis, who batted .218 in 36 games at Las Vegas. The move was made to clear a roster spot for Chad Moeller, the catcher the Dodgers acquired last week from Cincinnati's Triple-A Louisville affiliate. Moeller made his debut for the 51s on Tuesday, going 2 for 3 with an RBI. The Dodgers... (Los Angeles, TheInsiders.com)
Notes:Clubhouse tension mounts Aug 16, 2007
com, the historical Web site of Walter O'Malley, relates the narrative when Elvis Presley was filmed in scenes at Dodger Stadium for "Spinout", Presley's 22nd feature film. Presley, in a role as a race car driver, is shown in "Spinout" driving through the Dodger Stadium parking lot as part of car racing scene. (MLB.com -- Los Angeles Dodgers)
Check out their two-minuet drill Aug 1, 2007
UNION-TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICES. Just call him Mozart Mangini. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Ghosts of Flatbush Still With Us Jul 24, 2007
But a new addition to the already remarkable Walter O'Malley website gives the complete story, along with the actual historic documents from that period. Those who watched the television show found that Walter O'Malley was not actually "The Grinch Who Stole the Bums," but an owner who wanted a better venue for his team ... " Those who are intent in only calling Walter O'Malley names will continued to bluster their way around the subject. Those who are genuinely interested in the real story... (Los Angeles, TheInsiders.com)
MLS, Beckham Face Long Swim Upstream Jul 12, 2007
By LENORE SKENAZY For the past two years, WCBSFM has been the Walter O'Malley of radio stations. Maybe it didn't take the Dodgers out of Brooklyn, but it sure whacked the joy out of New York's airwaves when it ditched its beloved oldies format and replaced it with something called "Jack FM.". (New York Sun)
Notes on Brooklyn Exit May 30, 2007
By Minor League EditorPosted May 29, 2007 Walter O'Malley was long considered the "heavy" in the Dodgers exit from Brooklyn for the sunnier climes of California, but the title of approbation could easily have been hung on the New York public works czar Robert Moses, briefly mentioned in Tot Holmes' Memorial Day piece on the move made half a century ago ... Walter O'Malley got into a leadership contest with Branch Rickey ... Barvey was a favorite of Walter O'Malley and he got the approval of the... (Los Angeles, TheInsiders.com)
Dodgers, Giants Move Approved in 1957 May 29, 2007
By the time Walter O'Malley took over as its principal owner late in 1950, the nickname of Brooklyn's National League club had become a self-fulfilling burden. O'Malley realized years earlier that the Dodgers could not survive competitively in crumbling Ebbets Field. (Los Angeles, TheInsiders.com)
In '57, final days of summer moved New ... (Dick Heller) May 28, 2007
The vote was unanimous, and so Walter O'Malley of the Brooklyn Dodgers and Horace Stoneham of the New York Giants had permission to move their ballclubs to the West Coast. The date was May 28, 1957, 50 years ago today, and to some the idea was unthinkable. (Washington Times, DC)
LOL West season begins Sunday Apr 27, 2007
League directors are Bill Majeskie and Walter O'Malley of the Brookfield Bulldogs; Andrew Hoenecke and Craig Larsen of West Bend; Schuck of Hartland; Stan Reimer and Paul Zirbel of Lannon; Mike Collopy of the Brookfield Blue Sox; Doug Toth of Menomonee Falls; Bill Kallio and Podolske of Sussex; Dave Dieball, Tom Dieball and Gary Mastalir of Monches; Carey Stapleton and Kevin Stapleton of North Lake; Pat Neary of Oconomowoc; Bloedow, Mike Gonzales and Jim Sheehan of Pewaukee; and John Audley and... (Oconomowoc Focus, WI)
FOND FAREWELL?Buehrle's gem may not affect negotiations with Chicago Apr 22, 2007
" Owner Jerry Reinsdorf refuses to grant contracts for four years or more to pitchers. It's a wise strategy, considering starters tend to break down physically and/or statistically, but it eliminates any chance to bring back a top-of-the-rotation guy or find a gem through free agency. The White Sox have made it clear they don't intend to negotiate until after the season with any of their free agents-to-be, including Jermaine Dye and Tadahito Iguchi. So Buehrle is pitching for a contract, and... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Bowie Kuhn passes away at age 80 Mar 21, 2007
But with the support of Los Angeles Dodgers owner Walter O'Malley, Kuhn managed to gain re-election. By 1982, a year after the strike baseball's fifth work stoppage under Kuhn owners were ready for change. (USA Today -- Sports)
Ex-commissioner Kuhn dies Mar 16, 2007
"But with the support of owner Walter O'Malley, Kuhn managed to gain re-election.By 1982, a year after the strike -- baseball's fifth work stoppage under Kuhn -- owners were ready for change. At a Nov. 1 meeting at a Chicago airport hotel, AL owners voted 11-3 to give Kuhn another term, but the NL vote was 7-5, short of the 75 percent needed.In 1988, he formed the law firm Myerson with Harvey Myerson, but two years later it filed for bankruptcy. He sold his house in Ridgewood, N.J., and moved to... (ESPN -- Baseball)
Claire: Best of times at Dodgertown Mar 15, 2007
Walter O'Malley turned a former barracks into a state-of-the-art training facility ... It is where Walter O'Malley looked upon a former naval barracks and had the vision to see a state-of-the-art training facility that was to become a model for other Major League teams. (MLB.com -- Los Angeles Dodgers)
Clem Labine Not Forgotten in Vero Beach Mar 9, 2007
Hall of Famers to come Sandy Koufax and Tommy Lasorda were on the squad and one of the most influential owners in the history of the sport, Walter O'Malley was the owner after he bought out Hall of Famer Branch Rickey who was previously been the club president. The team tied for the pennant in 1946 and 1951, only to lose in playoffs. (Los Angeles, TheInsiders.com)
