Episode #24 (5/21/15): Jeff Katz
May 22, 2015, 04:55 PM
From the Dave Winfield sweepstakes to Fernandomania, Pete Rose’s National League hit record to the comeback Dodgers ultimately capturing the World Series, the 1981 season -- and the winter that preceded it -- wasn’t lacking for storylines.
But the biggest news was about the games that weren’t played.
A players strike in June caused a rupture in the schedule, in addition to the obvious division between the owners and their high-priced employees.
Jeff Katz, author of “Split Season” (not to mention the mayor of Cooperstown, NY), details this historic year in baseball – both on the field and in the boardroom.
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