tabloid baby (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
Dan Rootenberg, the Player King of the New Israel Baseball League, has tossed aside his crown and walked away. We say, "Hats off to Dan!" And sadly, we knew it was going to come to this, because there was no other way it could end. Dan Rootenberg proved himself to be an upstanding straight shooter, who took on the job– or at least was in line for the job – as "in-coming president" of...
tabloid baby (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
Exclusive from Our Man Elli in Israel (that's Elli Wohlgelernter to you!): Elli, I got your phone call earlier today and I'm writing to let you know that the league is issuing a press release later today announcing that I will not be accepting the presidency of the IBL. I wanted to give you a heads up since you have been so closely following the story. “I remain committed to cultivating a
tabloid baby (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
Something's going on behind the scenes of the supposedly new and improved Israel Baseball League, and it doesn't bode well for their headline-changing promise of a four-team, 20-game, three-week, momentum-keeping mini-season beginning July 27th. Player Dan Rootenberg, who was plucked from the ranks and plopped into the role of "in-coming President" certainly put a fresh, new, Obamalike face...
tabloid baby (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
The Israel Baseball League has made new promises and changes on its website. David Solomont, who has been referred to as "interim" president, is now the "in-coming president," replacing former player Dan Rootenberg, who backed away from the job earlier this month. The "in-coming" qualifier apparently gives Solomont the option to do the same. Solomont, also known as El Presidente Solomonte of...
tabloid baby (Free subscription) | 07/25/2008
... with him since October. I have been given no financial information.”Our Man Elli:What about Dan Rootenberg?Michael Rollhaus: “I called him two weeks ago, and he was very upfront with me about the status of the IBL since he took over. But, of course, that ended.”What about David Solomont'“We’ve exchanged e-mails; I expect to talk to him (on Thursday). I’m confused. I really do not understand...
tabloid baby (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
... is Me!"This Glass Half-Full guy has yet to apologize to Elli. But when his former league mate Dan Rootenberg was forced to walk away from what turned out to be a ceremonial role as “in-coming President" of the "new and improved" IBL, Holtz jumped onto the public stage to again declare himself some kind of leader, in the comments section of this site:"I am very disappointed and disturbed...
tabloid baby (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
Our Man Elli in Israeloriginally posed these questions to Dan Rootenberg, the player-turned-"incoming-president" of the new and improved Israel Baseball League. Since Dan was not given the information to answer them, we turn them over to David Solomont, AKA "El Solomonte" of the IBL's successor, the DROTMEBL (Dominican Republic of The Middle East Baseball League): Here are Our Man Elli's 20
tabloid baby (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
This just in from Our Man Elli in Israel: "The IBL site does not have the announcement, still has Dan Rootenberg listed as "in-coming president," and the countdown clock has a game being played a week from Sunday at 6:04:27 p.m." "This is going to be the Dominican Republic of the Middle East" --IBL "interim president" David Solomont
tabloid baby (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
In wake of Our Man Elli in Israel's exclusive report last night that former Israel Baseball League player and "incoming president" Dan Rootenberg has resigned from the league amid frustrations and unanswered questions from an inner circle that includes embattled founder Larry Baras and controversial Boston businessman David Solomont, comes the expected cancellation of the new IBL's promised
