The long-planned Sandy Koufax statue will be installed in Dodger Stadium’s Centerfield Plaza prior to the team’s June 18 home game and in time for viewing at the July 19 MLB All-Star Game. (more…)
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Remembering the 1965 All-Star Game at The Met
Limited posting today, as we’re off to Minneapolis for the MLB All-Star Game. To set the stage for the game, here’s a look at the first time the event was held in Minnesota: the 1965 All-Star Game at Metropolitan Stadium. In the early 1960s, the Minneapolis-St. Paul area was in the midst of unprecendented growth: […]
Mets managed Madoff investments for other investors
The owners of the New York Mets managed investments for others in Bernie Madoff‘s Ponzi scheme and threw some interesting conditions on participation: the investors, which included Larry King, Sandy Koufax and Tim Teufel, could have no interaction with Madoff and ask how he generated such impressive returns. The New York Times went through the […]