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The Tell-All Hurler: Jim Bouton And "Ball Four", Mitchell J. Nathanson Jul 2003

The Tell-All Hurler: Jim Bouton And "Ball Four", Mitchell J. Nathanson

Mitchell J Nathanson

This chapter examines whether the information released within Bouton's "Ball Four" constituted legally protectable infomation and whether Major League Baseball (MLB) could have sought legal recourse as a result of the release of the book. This chapter concludes that while the "secrets" revealed by Bouton most likely did not constitute trade secrets, they may nevertheless still have been protectable under a lesser classification of commercial information. As such, MLB may have been able to pursue a case against Bouton for a possible breach of his fiduciary duty of loyalty to his employer.


Affairs Of The Heart, Michael T. Flannery Jan 2003

Affairs Of The Heart, Michael T. Flannery

Jeffrey S. Moorad Sports Law Journal

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Introduction, Gilbert Stein Jan 2003

Introduction, Gilbert Stein

Jeffrey S. Moorad Sports Law Journal

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Affairs Of The Heart, Michael T. Flannery Jan 2003

Affairs Of The Heart, Michael T. Flannery

Faculty Scholarship

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Major League Baseball Contraction And Antitrust Law, John T. Wolohan Jan 2003

Major League Baseball Contraction And Antitrust Law, John T. Wolohan

Jeffrey S. Moorad Sports Law Journal

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The Effect Of Baseball's Antitrust Exemption And Contraction On Its Minor League Baseball System: A Case Study Of The Harrisburg Senators, Stanley M. Brand Jan 2003

The Effect Of Baseball's Antitrust Exemption And Contraction On Its Minor League Baseball System: A Case Study Of The Harrisburg Senators, Stanley M. Brand

Jeffrey S. Moorad Sports Law Journal

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Aside The Aside: The True Precedent Of Baseball In Law: Law The Residue Of Luck - Or, Who's Not On First?, Eldon L. Ham Jan 2003

Aside The Aside: The True Precedent Of Baseball In Law: Law The Residue Of Luck - Or, Who's Not On First?, Eldon L. Ham

Marquette Sports Law Review

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The House That Ruth Built, Gregory M. Stein Jan 2003

The House That Ruth Built, Gregory M. Stein

Scholarly Works

Yankee Stadium may be scheduled for demolition at the end of the 2008 baseball season, but the storied ballpark will live on in the memories of all baseball fans. "The House That Ruth Built" examines the legal history of the Yankees in their four New York homes: Hilltop Park, the Polo Grounds, Shea Stadium, and Yankee Stadium.

This chapter, which describes a variety of real estate law issues the Yankees have faced, focuses on Yankee Stadium itself. Designed to be baseball's first true showplace, the Stadium was huge, luxurious, and fireproof, which differentiated it radically from the other parks in …