Christian Red

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Writer; co-author "Baseball Cop,” “American Icon.” Past: @NYDNSports, @ForbesSports, The Messenger & a bunch of others.

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‘Tough as nails’: Susan Tose Spencer, the NFL’s only woman GM with the Eagles, remembered as a trailblazer

1 week ago | inquirer.com | Christian Red

Mimi Box was a special agent with the Treasury Department whose focus was criminal investigations in the early 1980s when she said she received a call from Susan Tose Fletcher, then a vice president with the Eagles and the daughter of the team’s lavish-spending owner, Leonard Tose. “There were some financial issues with the team,” Box said.
A Tale of Two DOIs

2 weeks ago | christianred.substack.com | Christian Red

(Part of former Sen. George Mitchell’s 2007 report on baseball and its PED history, including Mitchell’s recommendation that baseball form an independent, investigative unit)Bryan Seeley was recently hired to be the chief executive officer of the newly-established College Sports Commission, the regulatory body that will govern the (semi) brave new world of college sports, NIL rights and the money deals that have and will pay amateur athletes handsomely.
From Pinstripes to Pickleball

3 weeks ago | christianred.substack.com | Christian Red

The former Yankees blue chip outfield prospect and ginger-haired kid that Brian Cashman once gushed has “legendary bat speed” to go along with his five-tool baseball skills, now swings a different kind of lumber. The pickleball kind of lumber. (More) Stories with Street CRed is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Say what?
Cooperstown, Charlie Hustle, and the Tangled Voting Web In Between

1 month ago | christianred.substack.com | Christian Red

(Pete Rose in 2014, when he managed the Bridgeport Bluefish)Charlie Hustle is off baseball’s permanently ineligible list. (More) Stories with Street CRed is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.
Retire No. 21

2 months ago | christianred.substack.com | Christian Red

Long before the controversy surrounding the Pittsburgh Pirates and PNC Park earlier this month – when the team briefly replaced the Hall of Famer Roberto Clemente’s No. 21 logo in right field with a… wait for it… Surfside alcoholic drink ad – and years before the debate over whether to retire Clemente’s number in perpetuity was the subject of many a sports feature and column, the Daily News published its Clemente magnum opus: a 72-page special section. Yes, 72 print pages.
Good News, "The Bad News Bears" Is Still Awesome

2 months ago | christianred.substack.com | Christian Red

Gateway Shopping Center, suburban Philadelphia, 1976. Movie theater options are: “The Bad News Bears,” “Midway,” “Logan’s Run,” and “The Omen.”(More) Stories with Street CRed is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.
Christian Red: When Congress Took A Bite Out Of Baseball With the Help of Michigan FBI Agents Investigating Steroids

Mar 27, 2025 | deadlinedetroit.com | Christian Red

This column first appeared on the substack for Christian Red. It is being republished with permission. His story includes details about now retired Michigan FBI agents Greg Stejskal and Bill Randall who led the steroid probe in baseball. By Christian Red “You guys are doing great work,” said the person at the other end of the phone call.
When Congress Took A Bite Out Of Baseball

Mar 17, 2025 | christianred.substack.com | Christian Red

(A screen shot of the March 17, 2005 congressional hearing that featured testimony from former slugger José “Canseco,” whose last name was misspelled on screen)“You guys are doing great work,” said the person at the other end of the phone call. (More) Stories with Street CRed is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.
Ron Burkle

Mar 13, 2025 | forbes.com | Clare O'Connor |Jackie Gutierrez |Christian Red |Keith Flamer

The son of a grocer, Ron Burkle started working at the market at age 13. He formed investment firm Yucaipa in 1986 and bagged big returns buying and selling supermarket chains Fred Meyer, Jurgensen's, Ralphs and others. Burkle primarily invests in private companies that support the food trade, in areas like logistics, cold storage and food safety. He has invested in tech firms including Airbnb, Uber and Foursquare, failed movie production firm Relativity Media, and the NHL's Pittsburgh Penguins.
When the Garden Was Air Jordan's

Mar 9, 2025 | christianred.substack.com | Christian Red

The red No. 23 jersey was a blur on the television screen at my Hamilton College classmate’s home. A bunch of us had crammed into a car to drive off campus and watch a Knicks-Bulls tilt, and tip back a few cans of Matt, the cheap local beer from nearby Utica. But even with the tiny screen and grainy cable connection in upstate New York – decades before streaming services and flat screens – Michael Jordan had us glued.

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