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League of Fans - Major League Baseball Action!
Nader to DC Chief Financial Officer: Is stadium "cap" ironclad with no loopholes, or not? (2/15/06)
Statement of Ralph Nader on the DC Council’s Baseball Stadium Giveaway (2/8/06)
League of Fans, BetterDeal4DC: Council Action to Cap Stadium Costs is a Sham! (2/8/06)
League of Fans, BetterDeal4DC urge DC Council to reject 'revised' stadium lease which continues giveaway to MLB (1/28/06)
League of Fans' Washington Post letter to the editor on baseball stadium lease negotiations in DC (1/11/06)
League of Fans signs open letter to DC Council Chair Linda Cropp urging a "NO" vote on baseball stadium lease (12/15/05)
Ralph Nader - Testimony before the DC Council regarding stadium lease and financing (12/13/05)
Ralph Nader - Testimony before the DC Council regarding stadium financing (11/28/05)
Nader Calls for DC Council Oversight on Stadium Project (10/24/05)
Ralph Nader's Book Review of "What’s My Name, Fool? Sports and Resistance in the United States" (8/5/05)
Ralph Nader Asks DC Mayor Anthony Williams to Renounce Backroom Stadium "Boondoggle," Urges "Openness and Candor" from "Preoccupied" Leader (7/19/05)
Dave Zirin, author of "What's My Name, Fool? Sports and Resistance in the United States," on why he wrote the book: Storming the Castle: Why We Need To Know Our Radical Sports History (7/14/05)
League of Fans' "Good Sports, Bad Sports" email bulletin. Topics: Good Sports - NBA and Player’s Association Reach Labor Agreement, Avoid Lockout; Bad Sports - Robin Hood in Reverse: Supreme Court Decides Private Use is “Public Use” in Eminent Domain Case (6/29/05)
Ralph Nader's Statement on the Supreme Court Eminent Domain Decision (6/29/05)
League of Fans' "Good Sports, Bad Sports" email bulletin. Topics: Good Sports - Commissioner of Baseball Shows Commitment to Stopping Performance-Enhancing Drug Use; Bad Sports - Adidas, Reebok Overstepping Commercial Bounds by Interfering with Sports (5/18/05)
League of Fans Supports DC School Advocacy Rally to Protest "Millions for Stadiums, Peanuts for Schools" (4/11/05)
Fenway Park is Saved! - Statement by League of Fans (3/23/05)
League of Fans' Position on the Use of Steroids and other Performance-Enhancing Substances in Sports (1/14/05)
Ralph Nader's op-ed suggesting that if D.C. is going to pay for a new baseball stadium, D.C. should own the team (1/9/05)
Ralph Nader and League of Fans call for Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig and Relocation Committee Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf to stop trying to intimidate DC Council into withdrawing amendment to stadium bill (12/17/04)
Ralph Nader's letter to DC Council Chair Linda Cropp applauding her for standing up to Major League Baseball's bullying of the District of Columbia (12/17/04)
League of Fans Urges DC Residents to Continue Stadium Fight! (12/9/04)
Ralph Nader's letter to DC Councilmembers condemning legislative irresponsibility and fiscal recklessness of stadium plan, asks for independent review of costs before vote (11/23/04)
League of Fans - Results of Election Day Votes on Subsidies for Sports Moguls (11/4/04)
Ralph Nader's "In the Public Interest" column: Voters in Arlington, TX, St. Louis County, metropolitan Kansas City, and San Francisco have easy decisions Nov. 2 on subsidizing sports moguls (10/29/04)
Neil deMause, co-author of Field of Schemes, testimony (as presented by Shawn McCarthy, League of Fans) against bill to publicly-subsidize a baseball stadium in Washington DC (10/28/04)
League of Fans' testimony against bill to publicly-subsidize a baseball stadium in Washington DC (10/28/04)
Ralph Nader - Baseball in DC–YES! Public Financing–No!: "Lucrative deal for fat-cat owners is corporate welfare run amok," Nader says (10/11/04)
League of Fans urges citizens and fans to tell D.C. leaders: NO PUBLIC FINANCING FOR A STADIUM. BASEBALL OWNERS SHOULD PAY FOR A STADIUM, SO TAXES CAN BE USED TO MEET THE CRITICAL NEEDS OF RESIDENTS (10/11/04)
Ralph Nader's op-ed opposing corporate welfare for Major League Baseball in Washington D.C. (8/23/04)
League of Fans and the NO DC taxes for baseball! coalition letter to the editor responding to D.C. Councilmember Jack Evans' 'plan' for baseball in the District (8/20/04)
League of Fans, others in "NO DC taxes for baseball!" coalition warn MLB Commissioner Bud Selig and MLB Relocation Committee Chair Jerry Reinsdorf of the strong opposition to taxes being used for a stadium in D.C. (7/2/04)
League of Fans joins NO DC taxes for baseball!, a coalition of DC residents and organizations who oppose public financing of a baseball stadium in Washington DC (7/1/04)
League of Fans thanks sports fans and sportswriters who actively protested, reversing MLB’s plans to allow advertising on the field (5/7/04)
Ralph Nader and League of Fans urge Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig not to put ads on baseball uniforms (5/4/04)
Ralph Nader's "In the Public Interest" column on the anniversary of the Baseball Hall of Fame President's letter to Tim Robbins announcing the cancellation of a "Bull Durham" celebration due to Robbins' and Susan Sarandon's opposition to war (4/1/04)
Ralph Nader and League of Fans urge Major League Baseball to adopt worker rights standards for product licensing agreements (2/10/04)
Response from Major League Baseball
League of Fans' "Good Sports, Bad Sports" email bulletin. Topics: 1. Sportswriter comes out; 2. Nike unscathed in sweatshop case; 3. MLB and the Dominican Republic; 4. Redskins and racism (10/7/03)
Ralph Nader and League of Fans' statement on the announcement that the President of the D.C. Sports and Entertainment Commission is stepping down (10/6/03)
Ralph Nader and League of Fans urge D.C. Council to use savings from convention center refinancing for public needs not a baseball stadium (8/28/03)
Ralph Nader and League of Fans urge D.C. Mayor to ask for resignation of Sports Commission president and redefine goals of the agency (8/21/03)
Ralph Nader, League of Fans and D.C. Organizations ask MLB Commissioner Selig to eliminate push for taxpayer dollars as basis for baseball relocation (7/16/03)
Ralph Nader's op-ed column on Major League Baseball's plan to shake down D.C. taxpayers for a new stadium (7/13/03)
League of Fans' "Good Sports, Bad Sports" email bulletin. Topics: 1. Stadium naming rights; 2. Gender-biased pay; 3. Title IX; 4. Performance-enhancing drugs (7/8/03)
League of Fans' "Good Sports, Bad Sports" email bulletin. Topics: 1. "Bears football presented by Bank One"; 2. Stadium naming rights; 3. Corporate welfare for stadium in D.C. (6/26/03)
League of Fans' testimony against a taxpayer-subsidized baseball stadium in Washington D.C. (6/12/03)
League of Fans endorses petition opposing a taxpayer-subsidized baseball stadium in D.C. (6/2/03)
League of Fans' testimony against a taxpayer-subsidized baseball stadium in Washington D.C. (4/2/03)
Ralph Nader tells Washington D.C. government to put Books Before Baseball (3/21/03)
Ralph Nader and League of Fans urge leaders to take real action against ephedra and dietary supplement law (3/11/03)
Ralph Nader's letter to the editor opposing a taxpayer-funded baseball stadium in Washington D.C. (12/23/02)
Ralph Nader and League of Fans release "Selling Out the Fans and Taxpayers" A summary of current stadium and arena naming rights deals (10/10/02)
Ralph Nader urges Missouri House to oppose taxpayer giveaway for a new Cardinals stadium (5/14/02)
Ralph Nader's "In the Public Interest" column on collective bargaining in Major League Baseball (10/17/01)
Ralph Nader and Save Fenway Park! release economic report showing that the Red Sox are financially competitive at Fenway Park Press Release / Report (6/13/01)
League of Fans' letter to Missouri Governor Bob Holden urging him to oppose state taxpayer subsidies for a new St. Louis Cardinals stadium (2/23/01)
Ralph Nader and League of Fans' op-ed opposing taxpayer subsidies for a new stadium for the St. Louis Cardinals (1/3/01)
Ralph Nader criticizes majority of Massachusetts Legislature for taxpayer giveaway (8/6/00)
Ralph Nader's letter to Boston Red Sox owner John Harrington opposing his plans to replace Fenway Park (6/19/00)
Ralph Nader's op-ed opposing taxpayer subsidies for a new stadium to replace Fenway Park (3/27/00)
Ralph Nader's statement to D.C. Council members opposing possible taxpayer subsidized baseball stadium (7/7/99)
Ralph Nader's letter to Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig urging him to reject uniform ads (3/31/99)
Ralph Nader cites past stadium tax deal blunders as warning to stadium referendum voters in Denver, San Diego and Miami (10/98)
Ralph Nader praises young fans who gave home run baseballs back to Mark McGwire (9/11/98)
Ralph Nader's letter to NYC Mayor Giuliani opposing Yankees proposed move to Manhattan and the sale of stadium naming rights (7/28/98)
Ralph Nader's op-ed opposing MLB owners' decision to appoint Bud Selig as commissioner (7/16/98)
Ralph Nader's "In the Public Interest" column on Roldo Bartimole's fight for Cleveland schools and against corporate welfare (7/21/97)
Media Coverage Harry Jaffe, "Nader puts on his Washington baseball cap," Washington Examiner, February 17, 2006. (Letter) "Ralph Nader to CFO on Baseball Cap," TheMail (DC), February 15, 2006. (Letter) "City Caves to Baseball Moguls," Progressive Review, February 9, 2006. (Statement) Michael Neibauer, "Critics pan reworked Nationals stadium deal," Washington Examiner, January 29, 2006. (Release) Neil deMause, "Meet the new lease...," Field of Schemes, January 29, 2006. (Release) Shawn McCarthy, "Who's at Fault in the Stadium Standoff," Washington Post, January 11, 2006. (Letter) James Jones, "Play Ball," Washington City Paper, December 16–22, 2005. (Testimony) David Nakamura and Thomas Heath, "Baseball Opposes Moving Stadium," Washington Post, December 14, 2005. (Testimony) Derrill Holly, "Baseball won't support RFK site," Associated Press, December 13, 2005. (Testimony) "Ralph Nader: Testimony before the DC city council regarding baseball stadium financing," DC Watch, November 28, 2005. (Testimony) "RALPH NADER SCORES NO HITTER AGAINST STADIUM LOBBY," Progressive Review, October 25, 2005. (Washington D.C.) "Nader Calls for DC Council Oversight on Stadium Project," Common Dreams, October 24, 2005. (Washington D.C.) Adam Zagoria, "Comfort zone," Herald News (NJ), August 22, 2005. "What's My Name, Fool? Sports and Resistance in the United States," Common Dreams, August 6, 2005. (Book Review) "Ralph Nader asks DC Mayor Anthony Williams to renounce backroom stadium "boondoggle," urges "openness and candor" from "preoccupied" leader," DC Indymedia, July 20, 2005. (Washington D.C.) "Ralph Nader - Letter to Mayor Anthony A. Williams on baseball stadium," DCWatch, July 19, 2005. (Washington D.C.) "RALPH NADER WRITES MAYOR WILLIAMS," Progressive Review, July 19, 2005. (Washington D.C.) Daniel McGraw, "An End to Sports Welfare?," Budget & Tax News, July 1, 2005. (Stadiums and Arenas) Kevin J. Shay, "Name game: Companies say stadium deals well worth cost," The Gazette (MD), June 24, 2005. (Naming Rights) Petula Dvorak, "Residents at Second D.C. Hearing Reinforce Stance Against Stadium," Washington Post, May 17, 2005, p B04. (No DC Taxes for Baseball!) Daniel McGraw, "Demolishing Sports Welfare," Reason, May, 2005. (Stadiums and Arenas) "New York’s Proposed Stadiums and Arenas," Gotham Gazette, May 2, 2005. (Stadiums and Arenas) "Taxing Tourists," Charlotte Observer, April 24, 2005. (MLB Stadium Deals (1990-Present)) "'Millions for Stadiums, Peanuts for Schools'," DCist, April 15, 2005. (No DC Taxes for Baseball!) Bryan Bender, "In nation's capital, baseball reaches home," Boston Globe, April 15, 2005. (No DC Taxes for Baseball!) Steve Ginsburg, "Big-League Baseball Finally Returns to U.S. Capital," Reuters, April 14, 2005. (No DC Taxes for Baseball!) Ray Buck, "Fans want players to come clean," Ft. Worth Star-Telegram, April 3, 2005. (Performance-Enhancing Substances) "Washington is ready for some baseball - but is everybody?," San Jose Mercury News, April 2, 2005. (No DC Taxes for Baseball!) "Fenway Park is Saved!," Boston Independant Media Center, March 23, 2005. (action) Jonathan P. Kuehlein, "Jays cash in on naming trend," Metro (Toronto), February 4, 2005. (Naming Rights Action!) Dave Zirin, "Pro sports owners’ extortion scam: Stadium swindle," Socialist Worker, January 21, 2005, p 11. (No DC Taxes for Baseball!) Ralph Nader, "Green Bay on the Potomac: Why D.C. Should Own the Nationals," Washington Post, January 9, 2005. (action) S.A. Miller, "Cropp hit for 'caving' to MLB," Washington Times, December 23, 2004. (No DC Taxes for Baseball!) Benjamin Grove, "Nationals back in business," Las Vegas Sun, December 22, 2004. (No DC Taxes for Baseball!) Edward Epstein, "D.C. baseball proposal back on track Council approves financing plan for new ballpark," San Francisco Chronicle, December 22, 2004. (No DC Taxes for Baseball!) Sally Jenkins, "Baseball's Mind Game," Washington Post, December 21, 2004, p D01. (Letter to Selig and Reinsdorf) | (Letter to Cropp) "Stirring the Pot: Sporting Raiders and Name Droppers," Press Action, December 21, 2004. (Letter to Silig and Reinsdorf) Thom Loverro, "Ballpark talk out of this world," Washington Times, December 21, 2004. (No DC Taxes for Baseball!) Dave Gibson, "D.C. Chooses Sodomy Over Baseball," American Daily, December 20, 2004. (No DC Taxes for Baseball!) Matthew Cellaand S.A. Miller, "Playing for keeps," Washington Times, December 19, 2004. (Nader's letter to Cropp) "Nader's letter to DC Council Chair Linda Cropp applauding her for standing up to Major League Baseball's bullying of the District of Columbia," DC Indymedia, December 17, 2004. (action) "Nader and League of Fans Call For Major League Baseball to Stop Trying to Intimidate DC Council," DC Indymedia, December 17, 2004. (action) Adrienne Washington, "It wasn't Cropp who was throwing a curveball," Washington Times, December 17, 2004. (No DC Taxes for Baseball!) Michael Zitz, "Will Northern Virginia get last baseball laugh?," The Free Lance-Star (Fredericksburg, VA), December 17, 2004. (No DC Taxes for Baseball!) Mark Segraves, "Sex Industry Funded Campaign Against New Stadium," WTOP News, December 17, 2004. (No DC Taxes for Baseball!) "Sex industry battles DC stadium," United Press International, December 17, 2004. (No DC Taxes for Baseball!) Eric Fisher, "Ballpark opponents down to last strike," Washington Times, December 10, 2004. (No DC Taxes for Baseball!) "Anti-Stadium Campaign Urges Action," Washington Post, December 10, 2004, p B03. (No DC Taxes for Baseball!) "Foes of Baseball Deal Still Hope to Defeat it," Associated Press, December 9, 2004. (No DC Taxes for Baseball!) "League of Fans Urges DC Residents to Continue Stadium Fight," DC Indymedia, December 9, 2004. (action) Selena Roberts, "Don't Forget to Bring Your Own Truth Serum," New York Times, December 8, 2004. (more on performance-enhancing drugs) Adrienne Washington, "Stadium foes hold on to wisdom of Yogi Berra," Washington Times, December 3, 2004. (No DC Taxes for Baseball!) Manny Fernandez, "Loss of Largesse Doesn't Surprise Library Backers," Washington Post, December 1, 2004, p B01. (action) Michael Zitz, "Nats get D.C.'s nod," The Free Lance-Star (Fredricksburg, VA), December 1, 2004. (No DC Taxes for Baseball!) Adrienne Washington, "Mayor's bucks for baseball contrasts with past," Washington Times, November 30, 2004. (No DC Taxes for Baseball!) Diana Winthrop, "Is it time for Ambrose to go?," The Common Denominator, November 29, 2004. (No DC Taxes for Baseball!) "Statehood Greens Urge Public Support for Protester Arrested at Stadium Rally," D.C. Statehood Green Party, November 29, 2004. (No DC Taxes for Baseball!) "Baseball Oponents Push for Two Votes To Defeat Plan," Associated Press, November 29, 2004. (No DC Taxes for Baseball!) Brett Zongker, "D.C. Council to Vote on Baseball Financing," Associated Press, November 29, 2004. (No DC Taxes for Baseball!) Sarah Frank, "Baseball back in political mix," Chicago Tribune, November 27, 2004. (No DC Taxes for Baseball!) S.A. Miller, "Baseball foes wage fight to the finish," Washington Times, November 24, 2004. (action) | (No DC Taxes for Baseball!) "Nader Writes Letter to DC Councilmembers Condemning Legislative Irresponsibility and Fiscal Recklessness of Stadium Plan," DC Indymedia, November 23, 2004. (action) Dave McKenna, "Even the Losers," Washington City Paper, November 19-25, 2004. (action) James Dao, "In Washington, a Delay on the Road to Baseball's Return," New York Times, November 10, 2004. (No DC Taxes for Baseball!) David Nakamura, "New Stadium Bill Adds Community Fund," Washington Post, November 3, 2004, p B01. (No DC Taxes for Baseball!) Scott Shane, "Nader Fires Election Day Salvo at Democrats," New York Times, November 3, 2004. (No DC Taxes for Baseball!) Janice D'Arcy, "Weary Nader Ends Quest In Near Isolation," Hartford Courant, November 3, 2004. (No DC Taxes for Baseball!) Ralph Nader, "On Tuesday, Communities Can Say 'No More!' to Owners of Sports Franchises," Common Dreams, October 31, 2004. (action) Ralph Nader, "Voters have easy decisions Nov. 2 on subsidizing sports moguls," St. Louis Indymedia Center, October 29, 2004. (action) Ralph Nader, "Voters have easy decisions Nov. 2 on subsidizing sports moguls," San Francisco Independent Media Center, October 29, 2004. (action) Ralph Nader, "Voters have easy decisions Nov. 2 on subsidizing sports moguls," KC Indymedia Center, October 29, 2004. (action) Ralph Nader, "Voters have easy decisions Nov. 2 on subsidizing sports moguls," North Texas Indy Media Center, October 29, 2004. (action) David Nakamura and Lori Montgomery, "Cost Estimate on Stadium Jumps," Washington Post, October 28, 2004, p. A01. (No DC Taxes for Baseball Campaign) Patrick Hruby, "Not so pure and simple:," Washington Times, October 28, 2004. (Commercialism Action!) David Nakamura, "170 Sign Up to Speak At Baseball Hearing," Washington Post, p. B01, October 27, 2004. (No DC Taxes for Baseball Campaign) Eric Fisher, "Hearing may affect D.C. stadium bill," Washington Times, October 26, 2004. (No DC Taxes for Baseball Campaign) "D.C.'s Corrupt Mayor Wants to Give Away $440 Million While Schools Rot," The Progress Report, October 26, 2004. (No DC Taxes for Baseball Campaign) David Nakamura, "Crowd Demands Services, Not Stadium," Associated Press, p. B01, October 26, 2004. (No DC Taxes for Baseball Campaign) | (action) Derrill Holly, "Major work lies ahead at RFK," Associated Press, October 21, 2004. (No DC Taxes for Baseball Campaign) | (action) David Nakamura, "Stadium Support Seems Solid," Washington Post, p. B01, October 20, 2004. (No DC Taxes for Baseball Campaign) Denise Barnes, "Critics assail ballpark plan," Washington Times, October 17, 2004. (No DC Taxes for Baseball Campaign) Barry Svrluga, "For Expos, Next Year Starts Now," Washington Post, p. A01, October 15, 2004. (No DC Taxes for Baseball Campaign) "Baseball in DC–YES! Public Financing–No!," DC Indymedia, October 11, 2004. (action) Brad Shannon, "Nader to stop in Olympia," The Olympian (Olympia, WA), October 9, 2004. (action) S.A. Miller, "Barry works to 'kill' ballpark," Washington Times, October 8, 2004. (No DC Taxes for Baseball Campaign) | (action) David Nakamura, "Coalition Vows to Fight Stadium: Education, Homelessness Are More Pressing Priorities, D.C. Group Says," Washington Post, October 6, 2004. (No DC Taxes for Baseball Campaign) | (action) S.A. Miller and Eric Fisher, "Protesters decry ballpark plan," Washington Times, October 6, 2004. (No DC Taxes for Baseball Campaign) | (action) "Council Majority Backs Proposal -- With Reservations," Associated Press, October 5, 2004. (No DC Taxes for Baseball Campaign) | (action) "Opposition Vows To Fight D.C. Ballpark Deal," Associated Press, October 5, 2004. (No DC Taxes for Baseball Campaign) | (action) Anne Keisman, "Eastern gateway has hazy future," Loudoun Times-Mirror, October 5, 2004. (No DC Taxes for Baseball Campaign) | (action) S.A. Miller, "Groups unite to oppose stadium in DC," Washington Times, October 5, 2004. (action) "RALLY AND CALL-IN TO FIGHT $440 MILLION GIVEAWAY FOR A BASEBALL STADIUM," DC Indymedia, October 1, 2004. (action) Ralph Nader, "Ballparks, corporate welfare," Washington Times, August 23, 2004. (action) Linda Leaks, Parisa Norouzi and Shawn McCarthy, "Evans' 'plan' for baseball leaves out wishes of D.C. taxpayers," Washington Business Journal, August 20, 2004, p. 55. (action) Don Farmer, "Close to home," Naples Daily News (FL), July 2, 2004. (action) Eric Fisher, "'Spider-Man 2' promotion whiffs," Washington Times, June 13, 2004. (action) / (action) Eric Fisher, "Webbing youth," Washington Times, May 18, 2004. (action) / (action) Chuck Finder, "Commercialism is here to stay in sports world," Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, May 13, 2004. (action) / (action) Jeff Blair, "Corporate march has been stalled, not stopped," Globe and Mail, May 11, 2004, p S3. (action) / (action) Rupert Cornwell, "US Sports: Ice hockey heading for big freeze," Independent (UK), May 10, 2004. (action) Gersh Kuntzman, "Values for Sale," Newsweek, May 10, 2004. (action) Jonah Bloom, "Reversal On 'Spider-Man' Baseball Ads was Ridiculous," Advertising Age, May 10, 2004. (action) Suresh Raman, "Advertising absurdity," California Aggie, May 10, 2004. (action) / (action) David Whitley, "Maybe Nader is right," Orlando Sentinel, May 9, 2004. (action) / (action) Art Spander, "Almighty dollar strikes out after fans’ pressure," Sunday Herald (UK), May 9, 2004. (action) / (action) Jose de Jesus Ortiz, "Politicians don't need to meddle in baseball," Houston Chronicle, May 9, 2004. (action) "Washington Whispers," U.S.News & World Report, May 8, 2004. (action) "Baseball's movie pitch strikes out," The News Journal (DE), May 7, 2004. (action) Joe Biddle, "Baseball brainstorm tests even truest fans," The Tennessean, May 7, 2004. (action) "Ad creep turns consumers off," Financial Times (UK), May 7, 2004. (action) "Diamond not an advertiser's best friend," Financial Times (UK), May 7, 2004. (action) Chris Isidore, "Signs of the times," CNN/Money, May 7, 2004. (action) Ed Waldman, "Baseball fans score victory over Spider-Man's reach," Baltimore Sun, May 7, 2004. (action) "The Branding Of Sports," Hartford Courant, May 7, 2004. (action) Mike Lopresti, "For sale: baseball's integrity," Gannett News Service, May 6, 2004. (action) "Spider-Man ads off bases after complaints," Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, May 6, 2004. (action) Mike Bianchi, "Fans extricate baseball from insidious web of commercialism," Orlando Sentinel, May 6, 2004. (action) Ryan Slabaugh, "This column is not sponsored by Spider-Man 2 or Sony," Summit Daily News, May 6, 2004. (action) "Baseball has really tangled up this one," Arizona Republic, May 6, 2004. (action) Jeff Blair, "Spider-Man spins web of controversy," Globe and Mail, May 6, 2004. (action) Steve Wilstein, "MLB is going too far with ads scheme," Associated Press, May 6, 2004. (action) Carl Hulse, "Rep. Nethercutt Goes to Bat Against Spiderman Ads," New York Times, May 6, 2004. (action) Eric Fisher, "'Spider-Man 2' ads on deck and on base," Washington Times, May 6, 2004. (action) Jose de Jesus Ortiz, "A different kind of pitch at ballparks," Houston Chronicle, May 6, 2004. (action) "Baseball weaving a tangled web with Spider-Man promo," San Jose Mercury News, May 6, 2004. (action) "Spider ads don't bug immune columnist," San Jose Mercury News, May 6, 2004. (action) Garth Woolsey, "Good advertising or simply greed?," Toronto Star, May 6, 2004. (action) "Bases logoed," Kansas City Star, May 6, 2004. (action) "Major League Teams Covering Their Bases," Los Angeles Times, May 6, 2004. (action) Ronald Blum, "Baseball sells 'Spider-Man' ads on bases," Associated Press, May 5, 2004. (action) Darren Rovell, "MLB caught up in Spider-Man ads,"ESPN.com, May 5, 2004. (action) "MLB Log: 5/5/04 - THE FINAL PITCH," Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, May 5, 2004. (action) "Nader upset over uniform ads," Associated Press, May 4, 2004. (action) "Ralph Nader and League of Fans Urge Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig Not to Put Ads on Baseball Uniforms," Common Dreams, May 4, 2004. (action) "Ralph Nader and League of Fans Urge Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig Not to Put Ads on Baseball Uniforms," NYC Indymedia Center, May 4, 2004. (action) Lisa Napoli, "What's in a Name? Money," Marketplace (Public Radio), April 2, 2004. (action) Ralph Nader, "A Chill Wind Blows Through Cooperstown," Common Dreams, April 2, 2004. (action) "Ralph Nader and League of Fans Urge Major League Baseball to Adopt Worker Rights Standards for Product Licensing Agreements," NYC Indymedia Center, February 12, 2004. (action) "Ralph Nader and League of Fans Urge Major League Baseball to Adopt Worker Rights Standards for Product Licensing Agreements," Common Dreams, February 10, 2004. (action) "Statement by Ralph Nader and League of Fans on the Announcement that the President of the D.C. Sports and Entertainment Commission is Stepping Down," DCWatch, October 6, 2003. (action) / (action) "Nader's Statement on DCSEC President's Announcement," Common Dreams, October 6, 2003. (action) / (action) Brian DeBose, "Sports advocates target Goldwater," Washington Times, August 22, 2003. (action) "Ralph Nader and Shawn McCarthy of the League of Fans ask Mayor Anthony Williams to request the resignation of Bobby Goldwater, president and executive director of the DC Sports and Entertainment Commission," DCWatch, August 21, 2003. (action) "Ralph Nader takes mound for Oregon in baseball debate," KATU TV (ABC-Portland, OR), July 25, 2003. (action) Garth Woolsey, "Lessons learned at public trough," Toronto Star, July 22, 2003. (action) Eric Fisher, "Nader shifts fight to D.C. baseball," Washington Times, July 20, 2003. (action) Ralph Nader, "Baseball's Stadium Shakedown," Washington Post, July 13, 2003, p B07. (action) The Kojo Nnamdi Show, "Baseball in Washington," Audio, National Public Radio (WAMU-Washington DC), June 11, 2003. (action) David Nakamura, "Put Books Before Baseball, D.C. Library Backers Say," Washington Post, March 21, 2003, p B03. (action) Luke Cyphers, "A deadly game of politics," ESPN The Magazine, March 18, 2003. (action) "Ralph Nader and League of Fans Urge Leaders to Take Real Action Against Ephedra and Dietary Supplement Law," Common Dreams, March 11, 2003. (action) Ralph Nader, "Baseball Shouldn't Strap the City," Washington Post, December 23, 2002, p A18. (action) Michael O'Keeffe and T.J. Quinn, "Cities start to play hardball," New York Daily News, October 13, 2002. (action) "Nader encourages Missouri House to oppose stadium bill," St. Louis Business Journal, May 15, 2002. (action) "Ralph Nader Weighs in on Stadium-Funding Bill," St. Louis Indymedia Center, May 14, 2002. (action) Ralph Nader, "No Work Stoppage for Baseball!," syndicated column: In the Public Interest, October 17, 2001. (action) Luke Cyphers, "Nader Group Wants Ephedra Ban," New York Daily News, September 6, 2001, p 95. (action) "Study Shows Red Sox Financially Competitive at Fenway Park," Common Dreams, June 13, 2001. (action) Ron Kampeas, "Sports Fans Organizing to Protest 'Corporate Welfare'," Associated Press, April 27, 2001. Luke Cyphers and Michael O'Keeffe, "Rangers Hit Gold But Taxpayers Whiff," New York Daily News, April 15, 2001, p 56. Ralph Nader and Shawn McCarthy, "Stadium Owners must be as Blind as Denkinger," St. Louis Post-Dispatch, January 3, 2001, p B7. (action) "The Home Field Advantage," The Riverdeep Current, December 12, 2000. (action) Steve Marantz, "Nader urges Green vote to send Dems a message," Boston Herald, September 27, 2000. Randy Divinski, "Saving Fenway Park," Elysian Fields Quarterly, Fall, 2000 (Vol. 17 / No. 4), pp 51-54. (action) / (action) / (action) Ben Geman, "Nader says no to new Fenway," Boston Phoenix, March 30, 2000. (action) Ralph Nader, "Stadium subsidies scalp the public," Boston Globe, March 27, 2000. (action) Rudolph A. Pyatt Jr., "Finally, Planning Won't Be A Dirty Word in the District," Washington Post, July 12, 1999. (action) Ralph Nader, "No Ads on Baseball Uniforms," Austin American Statesman, April 12, 1999. (action) "The Big Show with Keith Olbermann," MSNBC, August 3, 1998 episode. (action) Robert Polner, "Nader Hits Plan to Sell Stadium Name Rights," Newsday, July 31, 1998. (action) Ralph Nader, "Baseball really better without a commissioner," USA Today, July 16, 1998, p 14A. (action)
Ralph Nader, "Roldo Bartimole's Point of View," syndicated column: In the Public Interest, July 21, 1997. (action)
(Complete List of Media Coverage)
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