SubscribeThe “tell-all” book and lashon hara
Unless you’ve been living under a rock — which given the current economic climate might not be as far-fetched as it seems — you’ve heard about The Yankee Years, the new book by Joe Torre and Sports Illustrated baseball writer Tom Verducci, published by Doubleday. Critics, including the New York Yankees, say it’s a tell-all [...]
“But I will defend to the death….Wait, never mind.
In light of Joe Torre’s new book, the Yankees are considering a non-disparagement clause in their employee contracts. According to a Newsday article by Wallace Mathews, “The Yankees are said to feel betrayed by Torre’s book, which has been interpreted as critical of some players, most notably Alex Rodriguez, and inaccurate in its recounting of [...]
Murray Chass and the Torre story
There’s been a lot of buzz lately about the new book coming out next The Yankee Years, a memoir/auto-biography by the former manager and Tom Verducci of Sports Illustrated. Kudos to the marketing people at Doubleday (didn’t they used to own the Mets? Hmm. Maybe that has something to do with it) for keeping the [...]
