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A Large Regular (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Arnold Rothstein I was reminded that on this day in 1928, Arnold Rothstein was shot. The gunshot was fatal. Most people only know Rothstein as the man accused as being the brains behind the 1919 Black Sox scandal. That part of his life is in question. What is not in question is that he was to organized crime what JP Morgan was to our banking system. His was a fascinating...
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Halos Heaven (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
... an historical appreciation of the game can practically smell a media-industrial complex version of Arnold Rothstein collaborating to celebrate the 80th birthday of the Chicago Black Sox in corrupt style. The soul-killing effect of knowing that the Yankees were getting all the calls while the Yankees were getting ther money's worth out of starter CC Sabathia drowned what was the biggest...
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