What hath Braun wrought? (updated)

Posted by Ron Kaplan on December 16, 2011 | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)

I asked a few of my Jewish sports acquaintances for their takes on the Ryan Braun situation. Here are their responses. * Howard Megdal, author of The Baseball Talmud and the forthcoming Wilpon’s Folly: “If it turns out that Ryan Braun did take an illegal substance, it’s unquestionably bad for the Jews. Not Bernie Madoff [...]

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Guest columnist: Jerry Izenberg

Posted by Ron Kaplan on July 15, 2010 | Comments (2) | Trackbacks (0)

Jerry Izenberg on Wilt Chamberlain and Kutsher’s

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People of the pen

Posted by Ron Kaplan on March 23, 2010 | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)

A trio of “pen men” with Jersey connections.

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Ledger legend captures 58 years in 200 pages

Posted by Ron Kaplan on May 22, 2009 | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)

One of Jerry Izenberg’s upcoming projects is a book about the death of the newspaper industry. He’ll write that one from personal experience: Izenberg, who has been with The Star-Ledger for almost 50 years, gave up his position as a regular sports columnist in 2006 to take the self-created post of “columnist emeritus.” So just [...]

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