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Interview With Tom Daffron By Brien Williams, Thomas 'Tom' A. Daffron Oct 2009

Interview With Tom Daffron By Brien Williams, Thomas 'Tom' A. Daffron

George J. Mitchell Oral History Project

Biographical Note
Thomas A. Daffron was born on January 23, 1949, in New York City. He received a bachelor’s degree from Brown University and a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University. Prior to going to Washington D.C., he worked as a newspaper reporter. He was chief of staff for Senators Bill Cohen, Fred Thompson, Mo Udall, and Lisa Murkowski, and as a speechwriter for Chuck Percy. He has also worked for International Paper in Maine and for the Baltimore Orioles, and he has been a consultant to Senator Susan Collins. At the time of this interview, he was COO …


F09rs Sgr No. 3 (Commend Baseball), Prestridge, Parker Oct 2009

F09rs Sgr No. 3 (Commend Baseball), Prestridge, Parker

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

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Interview With Michael Aube By Mike Hastings, Michael 'Mike' Aube Jun 2009

Interview With Michael Aube By Mike Hastings, Michael 'Mike' Aube

George J. Mitchell Oral History Project

Biographical Note
Michael “Mike” Aube was born on July 17, 1950, in Biddeford, Maine, and grew up in the Biddeford-Saco area in a Franco-American bilingual family. His mother worked as a clerk/cashier at a grocery store; his father was an electrical worker for a small electrical contractor in Saco, then began his own small electrical contracting business. Mike attended Boston College from 1968-1972, majoring in history and education. Although he became a certified teacher, he entered the realm of government and politics, working for George McGovern in 1972, and in 1973 becoming president of Maine Young Democrats. He served on …


Interview With Jay Davis By Mike Hastings, Jay Davis Apr 2009

Interview With Jay Davis By Mike Hastings, Jay Davis

George J. Mitchell Oral History Project

Biographical Note
Jay Davis was born May 4, 1943, in Hartford, Connecticut, to Frank and Helen Davis. His father worked for a company that made piano keys, and his mother was a homemaker, raising five children. His great-great-great uncle, Morgan G. Bulkeley, was governor of Connecticut, U.S. Senator, and the first president of baseball’s National League. Jay grew up in Ivoryton, Connecticut, and went to Holderness School in New Hampshire during his high school years. He attended Williams College and, after engaging briefly in journalism and community organizing in Hartford, he attended Harvard University, where he earned a master’s in …


Interview With Norm Reef By Mike Hastings, Norman 'Norm' S. Reef Apr 2009

Interview With Norm Reef By Mike Hastings, Norman 'Norm' S. Reef

George J. Mitchell Oral History Project

Biographical Note
Norman S. “Norm” Reef was born on August 16, 1933, in Portland, Maine, where he grew up with his parents, Samuel Reef and Dora Reef, and seven siblings. His father emigrated from Lithuania at age fourteen and worked as a cobbler. Norm grew up in the Jewish community of Portland, and the family struggled to make ends meet during the Depression and World War II. He attended Boston University and after two years joined the Army; the Korean War ended just as he completed training. He returned to study public relations at Boston University and then attended law …


Interview With Berl Bernhard By Brien Williams, Berl Bernhard Feb 2009

Interview With Berl Bernhard By Brien Williams, Berl Bernhard

George J. Mitchell Oral History Project

Biographical Note
Berl Bernhard was born in New York City on September 7, 1929, to Morris and Celia (Nadele) Bernhard. He grew up in New Jersey, then attended Dartmouth College, graduating in 1951, and took his law degree at Yale Law School in 1954. His law career began in Washington as a law clerk to Luther Youngdahl. In the late 1950s he took a position on the Civil Rights Commission, and he was appointed staff director by John Kennedy in 1961. In 1963 he returned to private practice and in 1965 became counsel to the Democratic Senate Campaign Committee. He …


Play Ball? An Analysis Of Final-Offer Arbitration, Its Use In Major League Baseball And Its Potential Applicability To European Football Wage And Transfer Disputes, Josh Chetwynd Jan 2009

Play Ball? An Analysis Of Final-Offer Arbitration, Its Use In Major League Baseball And Its Potential Applicability To European Football Wage And Transfer Disputes, Josh Chetwynd

Marquette Sports Law Review

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Automatic Outs: Salary Arbitration In Nippon Professional Baseball, David L. Snyder Jan 2009

Automatic Outs: Salary Arbitration In Nippon Professional Baseball, David L. Snyder

Marquette Sports Law Review

No abstract provided.


A Most Interesting Part Of Baseball's Monetary Structure - Salary Arbitration In Its Thirty-Fifth Year, Ed Edmonds Jan 2009

A Most Interesting Part Of Baseball's Monetary Structure - Salary Arbitration In Its Thirty-Fifth Year, Ed Edmonds

Marquette Sports Law Review

No abstract provided.


When Is A Cpa As Important As Your Era? A Comprehensive Evaluation And Examination Of State Tax Issues On Professional Athletes, Alan Pogroszewski Jan 2009

When Is A Cpa As Important As Your Era? A Comprehensive Evaluation And Examination Of State Tax Issues On Professional Athletes, Alan Pogroszewski

Marquette Sports Law Review

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A Most Interesting Part Of Baseball's Monetary Structure - Salary Arbitration In Its Thirty-Fifth Year, Ed Edmonds Jan 2009

A Most Interesting Part Of Baseball's Monetary Structure - Salary Arbitration In Its Thirty-Fifth Year, Ed Edmonds

Journal Articles

This article explores the history and evolution of baseball's arbitration system, focusing on players with arbitration eligibility in 2009. The article also explores teams' use of the "file-and-go" strategy.