Tabloid Baby's exclusive is now
being repeated all around the world
Three days late and credit short, the Associated Press has run a story on the implosion of the
Israel Baseball League.
The item has been picked up the by Boston Herald, a hometown paper of IBL founder Larry Baras, and Israel's
Haaretz, among other papers and news organizations around the world.
Of course, there is no mention of
Our Man Elli in Israel, who broke the story exclusively here, or the months of controversy that unfolded here and led to the recent turn of events. For that, you will have to bookmark Tabloidbaby.com.
Israel baseball league Commissioner Kurtzer
leads flurry of resignations
By Associated Press | Sunday, November 18, 2007 |
JERUSALEM - Dan Kurtzer stepped down as commissioner of Israel’s fledgling professional baseball league, topping a flurry of resignations amid questions over the league’s operation.
The former U.S. Ambassador to Israel announced in a statement Thursday that he was resigning along with league advisory board members Martin Abramowitz, Marty Appel, Jeff Goldklang, Marvin Goldklang (a minority owner of the New York Yankees), Stuart Hershon, Randy Levine, Gary Rosen, Bob Ruxin and Andrew Zimbalist.
They commended the league’s founder, Boston-based Larry Baras, for having the vision to bring pro baseball to Israel, but expressed dismay with the way the league’s finances and business operations were handled.
The league’s broadcasting deal with Israel’s Sport5 TV cable network was canceled at midseason because the league could not live up to its financial obligations.
The six-team league concluded its first season in August. It drew a following from the country’s expatriate American community, but failed to catch on with native-born Israelis.
Israel’s first professional baseball league said it will return next summer with at least one new team.
Three days late and credit short, the Associated Press has run a story on the implosion of the Israel Baseball League. 
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