Did Curt Flood win the Golden Gloves? Course not. Flood was a baseball player, and the Golden Gloves competitions are boxing tournaments. But Flood's lawyer made that whopper of a mistake, among others, in oral argument in the Supreme Court of the United States.
And who was this disastrously unprepared lawyer? Former Justice Arthur Goldberg. Flood lost 5-3. Justice Powell was recused. Goldberg would have had to sway two more votes to win, as a 4-4 split would have affirmed the Court of Appeals decision in favor of MLB.
Richard Sandomir has this interesting story on a bit of baseball history -- and Supreme Court history -- in the NYT.
And who was this disastrously unprepared lawyer? Former Justice Arthur Goldberg. Flood lost 5-3. Justice Powell was recused. Goldberg would have had to sway two more votes to win, as a 4-4 split would have affirmed the Court of Appeals decision in favor of MLB.
Richard Sandomir has this interesting story on a bit of baseball history -- and Supreme Court history -- in the NYT.
Speaking of boxing and crime, did anyone else see the robbery last weekend masquerading as judging in the Williams-Lara fight?
As for the reserve clause, I wonder what Adam Smith would have thought of it. My guess is that Smith would have thought it appalling.