Guam Chief Justice Robert Torres and Florida Judge Lou Schiff (Ret.) review the nine things judges can learn from the game of baseball This episode also previews the NJC's judicial program: Spring Training for Judges: Decision-Making, Leadership and Team Dynamics podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

The 2nd case of the Baseball Trilogy, Toolson v. Yankees, was decided by the US Sup Ct on 11/9/53. The Question posed: Should the 1922 "Federal Baseball" exemption of MLB from the anti-trust laws be continued? The Court in a 7-2 decision said YES. #BaseballandtheLaw p 53-60

Breaking News… This was bound to allegedly happen somewhere... Guardians’ Emmanuel Clase, Luis Ortiz indicted on charges linked to illegal sports betting www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...

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Breaking News… This was bound to allegedly happen somewhere... Guardians’ Emmanuel Clase, Luis Ortiz indicted on charges linked to illegal sports betting www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...

The 2nd case of the Baseball Trilogy, Toolson v. Yankees, was decided by the US Sup Ct on 11/9/53. The Question posed: Should the 1922 "Federal Baseball" exemption of MLB from the anti-trust laws be continued? The Court in a 7-2 decision said YES. #BaseballandtheLaw p 53-60

Guam Chief Justice Robert Torres and Florida Judge Lou Schiff (Ret.) review the nine things judges can learn from the game of baseball This episode also previews the NJC's judicial program: Spring Training for Judges: Decision-Making, Leadership and Team Dynamics podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

Breaking News... President Trump pardons Darryl Strawberry for tax evasion. United States v. Strawberry 892 F. Supp. 519 (S.D.N.Y. 1995) #BaseballandtheLaw 736-39 nypost.com/2025/11/07/s...

On 11/8/1928 election results were tabulated showing #Massachusetts voters approved a referendum allowing professional sports to be played on Sundays, leaving #Pennsylvania as the only state to prohibit MLB baseball on Sundays. Clip: Boston Globe #BaseballandtheLaw 5-

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25 years ago… Contraction never happened, but it didn't stop #MLB owners on 11/6/01 to begin the process of eliminating 2 teams. MLBPA Ex Dir Donald Fehr: "We hoped we were in a new era, that would see a better relationship between players and owners" #BaseballandtheLaw 279, 362-3, 703

What was he thinking? Vince Coleman pleaded guilty on 11/5/93 for tossing a powerful firecracker in a Dodger Stadium parking lot & injuring 3 fans. His felony charge was reduced to a misdemeanor with help of his attorney Robert Shapiro of O.J. Simpson fame #BaseballandtheLaw

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“There was a time when the League stood for integrity and fair dealing; today it stands for dollars and cents. Players have been bought, sold and exchanged as though they were sheep instead of American citizens” John Montgomery Ward 11/4/1889 “Attorneys in the Baseball Hall of Fame”

No attorneys on the list this year, so there will still be 11 “Attorneys in the Baseball Hall of Fame” Want to learn more about the 11 attorney Hall of Famers for your podcast and news stories? Send us a DM and we’d love to help you out!

Sing Sing 9 Gets a Boost "The best shortstop and batter Sing Sing prison's baseball team ever had" was being reassigned to his old team on 11/3/1932 after Ed Mattigan was arrested on a burglary charge Mattigan: the warden "will be glad to see me again" #BaseballandtheLaw

Did you know that “Attorneys in the Baseball Hall of Fame” (McFarland.bsky.social) has its own page on Baseball Almanac? Check it out: www.baseball-almanac.com/legendary/La...

Sunday 5 weeks after being convicted for putting on a Sunday Baseball game, Brooklyn Superbas (#Dodgers ) President Charles Ebbets gained the support of #NYC Mayor John Mitchel to legalize baseball on the Sabbath. ⬇️Reported by NY Times, November 1, 1917 #BaseballandtheLaw p 5-6

There Used to Be a Ballpark Here Ebbets Field, Brooklyn Dodgers home ('13–'57) and 5 professional football teams, was sold for $3M on 10/30/56 It was demolished in '60 and replaced by the Ebbets Field Apartments, renamed the Jackie Robinson Apartments #BaseballandtheLaw 483

Would this have happen today? Mays cut ties with MLB after taking a PR job with Bally Atlantic City. "I’ll never contest the decision of the commissioner. Baseball was very good to me. I didn't give up on the game. The game gave up on me" Willie Mays 10/29/79 #BaseballandtheLaw 106

Oh Shea can you see... On 10/28/61, 3K people attended the ground-breaking for the $18M Municipal Stadium in Flushing Meadow Park. The home of the New York Mets, "Shea Stadium" was named in honor of Bill Shea, Georgetown Law, who helped bring NL #MLB back to #NYC #BaseballandtheLaw 4

Albert Benjamin “Happy” Chandler, Sr. His boyhood was extremely hard. In addition to helping around the farm, by the age of 7 or 8, he virtually supported himself by delivering newspapers, running errands, splitting kindling wood and filling firewood boxes. ABBHOF p.145

MSP: a #MLB town... Word got out on October 26, 1960 that Cal Griffith, president of the American League Washington Senators, wanted to move his club to Minneapolis/St. Paul to become the Minnesota Twins #BaseballandtheLaw 222, 320, 371

After the great depression, people had money to spend on sports... "People undoubtedly have more money to spend. For sports in general, have prospered this year," declared an optimistic National League President Ford Frick on 10/25/1935. #BaseballandtheLaw 631

"Attorneys in the Baseball Hall of Fame: A Collection of Biographical Essays" Number 1 Best Seller - Amazon Sports Law Thank you ABA Journal and Randy Maniloff for a great review!

Here's what's being said about "Attorneys in the Baseball Hall of Fame" mcfarland.bsky.social @americanbar.org Journal @craigcalcaterra.bsky.social @overthemonster.bsky.social @thisgreatgame.bsky.social @baseballalmanac.bsky.social and many others Thank you all so very much, Lou and Bob

From it's really true, but haunted👻 department It was announced on 10/23/97 that the lawsuit filed against slugger Albert Belle for allegedly chasing and striking a teenager with his vehicle on #Halloween 🎃1995 had been settled #BaseballandtheLaw 112, Belle betting on sports

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Not so fast? What does the radar gun say? Manufacturers of JUGS Speed Gun filed a $1M suit on 10/22/80 against nbc for comments Tom Seaver and Tony Kubek made during the '80 #WorldSeries   saying the speed gun did not accurately measure the speed of pitches #BaseballandtheLaw

What's on the Shelf? Hitting the Books: Law school can be taught with just baseball cases, retired judge says. ow.ly/vM5u50XfG1h #whatsontheshelf #legalwriting #sportslaw Thank you ABA Journal and Randy J. Maniloff of White and Williams for writing an outstanding story! #BaseballandtheLaw

Our next presentation: Wednesday 10/22/25 (7 pm ET) for the Clyde Sukeforth SABR Chapter (ME/NH) an All Star SABR Chapter "Myth Busting, Separating Fact from Fiction, Attorneys in the Baseball Hall of Fame" Hope you will join us! Registration Link: tinyurl.com/mrj8v6s8 #BaseballandtheLaw

"Attorneys in the Baseball Hall of Fame" On October 21, 1895, John Montgomery Ward "the ball player" added to his resume by being sworn in to New York’s federal courts. From: The New York Times Tue, Oct 22, 1895 ·Page 14

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It was the 52nd anniversary of the Gator Band Alumni Association🎶, and coincidentally, the 52nd anniversary of my first year in the University of Florida Fighting Gator🐊 Marching Band! What a great weekend catching up with "old friends" "The Pride of the Sunshine" 🌞 "The Sound of the Gator Nation"

It’s that time of year… Taking the weekend off for the annual Gator Band Alumni reunion #BaseballandtheLaw returns 10/20…but you can still get your copy of “Attorneys in the Baseball Hall of Fame” from @mcfarland.bsky.social or Amazon.

The summer of a lifetime… My favorite childhood memory - Today October 16, 2025, marks the 56th anniversary of the New York Mets' improbable 1969 World Series win against the Baltimore Orioles, a victory that capped a stunning comeback from last place and defied 100-to-1 odds #BaseballandtheLaw

Bowie Kent Kuhn, @uvalaw.bsky.social, 5th #MLB Commissioner "As would be the case so often in his later life, Kuhn turned out to be on the wrong side of history" Elizabeth Manriquez @law.wisc.edu "Attorneys in the Baseball Hall of Fame" 20% off at: @mcfarland.bsky.social until 11/1 code: KUHN20

Smacked in the face with a thrown baseball a Yankees fan filed suit against the Marlins on 10/15/04 after getting hit in the face by a ball tossed into the stands by Juan Pierre during the 2003 #WorldSeries   The established "BB Rule" usually bars recovery #BaseballandtheLaw 581-602

"The Drop Seen 'Round the World" BARTMAN🎧10/14/03 The Chicago Cubs were 5 outs away from the #WorldSeries for the 1st time since '45 Bartman tried & Moises Alou didn’t catch the ball The Marlins came from behind & won game 6, then won game 7 #BaseballandtheLaw 900 www.mlb.com/video/bartma...

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Did you know that on 10/12/49 Vin Scully called his 1st game? It was atop the roof of Fenway Park. It was college football, not Major League Baseball. The generational voice of the Dodgers called the U of Maryland beating Boston University 14-13 on CBS. #BaseballandtheLaw 418

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