Tonight in Anaheim, Cy Young candidate Bartolo Colon will face the Detroit Tigers with the opportunity to not only win 20 games for the first time in his career, but to unravel 31 years of one of baseball’s greatest conspiracies. As my previously published investigation uncovered, the California Angels, Cleveland Indians, San Diego Padres and […]

Click to read part one Click to read part two Click to read part three Click to read part four Click to read follow-up interview with Don Delillo Gene Autry’s Cowboy Code: 1. The Cowboy must never shoot first, hit a smaller man, or take unfair advantage. 2. He must never go back on his […]

Click to read part one Click to read part two Click to read part three From 1975-1978, the California Angels and Cleveland Indians maintained their protest against Major League Baseball: no pitcher reached twenty wins, and the antagonistic relationship with Commissioner Bowie Kuhn continued to sour. But Angels owner Gene Autry and Indians owner Nick […]

Click to read part one Click to read part two Former Cleveland Indians owner Bill Veeck was one of the most creative executives to ever work in baseball. It was he who signed Satchell Paige, turned baseball games into bazaars of promotional goods and sent midget Eddie Gaedel to bat in 1952. Veeck was a […]

Click to read part one Some conspiracies, like the assassinations of Kennedy and Caesar and the entire thrust of the Bush regime, are plotted in advance. Others, like My Lai, are hastily spun webs of deceit used to conceal an impulsive decision gone awry. Gene Autry’s war on baseball began as a mix of both, […]

“Just about the time you think, ‘What else can he accomplish?,’ he comes up with another milestone. Some of my fondest baseball memories involve Nolan from his days with the Angels. He is one of those rare individuals who will be admired for generations to come.” Gene Autry, the famous singing cowboy and owner of […]