Thoughts on the Story of the 1978 Yankees (Critical Analysis #3)

• Thought it was interesting that he scheduled a lunch meeting behind the owner’s back.

• The owner wanted Morabito to keep Martin away from the press so that he didn’t get in trouble.

• You did not want to get on the bad side of writers back then.

• I’m surprised by the amount of people who read the newspaper back then.

• The paper had a lot of power.

• Martin had a few drinks and made controversial comments about a baseball player.

• It could have been big news but it turns out the workers of the major newspapers went on strike.

• It was almost like good luck for the Yankees, who had a great record after the newspapers stopped printing, went all the way to the playoffs, and won the World Series.

• Martin seemed to be serious when he said that he didn’t care if Gossage killed Billy Sample.

• A bunch of people got into a fight on a plane.

• Dick Young was the king of sports writing.

• There was a lot of alcohol involved throughout this entire story.

• Billy Martin’s mouth got him fired.

• This was a crazy story of the comeback of the Yankees while the drama of the sports newspaper affected things greatly.