by Raymond Daniel Burke | Aug 12, 2013
Reprinted from the Baltimore Sun, August 11, 2013:
By Raymond Daniel Burke
Major League Baseball’s suspension of 13 players in its most recent attempt to address the use of performance enhancing drugs, including an unprecedented 211-game suspension of its highest paid player, Alex Rodriguez, is a welcome sign that the game is serious about re-establishing the legitimacy of player accomplishments The importance of such vigilance cannot be overestimated in a game where statistical comparison serves as a generational bond, and the integrity of those statistics is the adhesive that gives meaning to the experiences shared across time that are the game’s narrative. (more…)
by Raymond Daniel Burke | Aug 12, 2013
Here is a link to my op in the Baltimore Sun on the baseball PED Suspensions:
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bs-ed-maris-record-20130811,0,149506.story
Also, I was quoted by Candy Crowley on CNN’s State of the Union show yesterday, during a discussion with Ernie Banks and Ken Burns. Here is the link:
http://sotu.blogs.cnn.com/2013/08/11/the-future-of-americas-favorite-pastime/
by Raymond Daniel Burke | Aug 6, 2013
The House of Representatives is considering a bill to make condominiums, as well as housing cooperatives, eligible to receive grants for storm recovery relief for common element damage. H.R. 2887, introduced by several members of the House representing New York, would amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide that individuals eligible for FEMA assistance under the Act include the associations that govern condominiums and housing cooperatives with respect to the property elements that are the responsibility of the assoication. It further would provide that the maximum amount that an association may receive could be adjusted by regulation and not limited to the amounts payable to indiviual homeowners. (more…)
