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August 13, 2006
Bouton throws heat at Ratner, Steinbrenner
NY Daily News
Michael O'Keeffe
It's a good bet that Jim Bouton, blackballed from Old Timers' Day at Yankee Stadium for decades for his tell-all classic "Ball Four," won't be invited back any time soon.And he can forget about being an honorary ballboy at New Jersey Nets games, too.
When Bouton joined the advisory board of Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn last week, he marked the occasion by ripping George Steinbrenner, Bruce Ratner and their controversial plans for the Bronx and Brooklyn.
"Now we have the Steinbrenner and Ratner projects, trampling on neighborhoods, ignoring citizens, and giving public subsidies to millionaires at the expense of schools, hospitals and fire departments," the former Yankee pitcher says. "And I think to myself that when we're finished bringing democracy to the Middle East, we can bring it to Pittsfield. And the Bronx. And Brooklyn."
Bouton, a 10-season Major League Baseball veteran, wrote about his battle to save historic Wahconah Park in Pittsfield, Mass., in "Foul Ball," a look at his battle with government officials and politically connected developers.
Posted by amy at August 13, 2006 11:46 AM