Christian Red

2 weeks 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.

1 month 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.

1 month ago | 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.

1 month ago | 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.

2 months ago | 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.