Articles for Halem

The man who played Hollywood: Inside Randall Emmett’s crumbling empire
2 years, 5 months ago

The man who played Hollywood: Inside Randall Emmett’s crumbling empire

LA Times  

Randall Emmett was fuming. Hofmeister told The Times that “Randall never threw a paddle,” but then provided a sworn declaration from one of Emmett’s employees acknowledging the incident occurred. “You had to be his punching bag — and his mule.” Several of Emmett’s former subordinates said they went into debt trying to placate the producer. “Handle it.” Forty minutes later, …

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How we got here: Inside the decade that brought players and owners to a looming labor fight
3 years, 3 months ago

How we got here: Inside the decade that brought players and owners to a looming labor fight

New York Times  

The seats on the bus. “That 2011 deal was really the first one where players first started to kind of give things back,” an industry source said. New, as well: Some teams that went over the CBT threshold could also incur penalties in both the amateur draft and their international spending pool, through what can be termed “non-monetary penalties.” One …

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Fitting finale: Dodgers win title, Turner tests positive
4 years, 1 month ago

Fitting finale: Dodgers win title, Turner tests positive

Associated Press  

ARLINGTON, Texas — No large dogpile, no champagne and a mask on nearly every face — the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrated their first World Series title since 1988 in a manner no one could have imagined prior to the coronavirus pandemic. Turner was removed from Los Angeles’ 3-1 win over the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 6 on Tuesday night …

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Dr. Anthony Fauci says MLB should consider not playing into October
4 years, 6 months ago

Dr. Anthony Fauci says MLB should consider not playing into October

LA Times  

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks about the coronavirus during a news briefing at the White House in April. But, if the sole factor is minimizing risk for the novel coronavirus, Dr. Anthony Fauci said the major leagues would be wise to wrap up the postseason in September. “If the question is …

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Analysis: Why MLB players likely will prevail on getting full prorated salary
4 years, 6 months ago

Analysis: Why MLB players likely will prevail on getting full prorated salary

LA Times  

The opening day logo is shown in 2018 at Marlins Park in Miami. But that was built around the idea that we would come back and play baseball under normal circumstances.” The March agreement, struck two weeks after the coronavirus outbreak shut down spring training, specified how much players would be paid if the season were canceled. In the case …

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