Diane M. Grassi

Diane M. Grassi attempts to shine new light on issues centered on professional and amateur sports, through her writing, by going beyond the headlines and sound-bites by facilitating sports fans with the back-story. In that effort, she seeks out those issues that never become headlines and elicits discussion as to why they never do.

Grassi’s goal is to not only provide content, but to offer an outlet for sports fans of all types, of various backgrounds and life experiences, to engage in topical issues with candor, good humor and provocative thought. Yet, to Grassi, it is the issues that are paramount, as opposed to the messenger, while maintaining intellectually honest and original fact-based reporting and research without an agenda.

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Closed car dealers impact tomorrow's baseball

By Diane M. Grassi
Published 06/29/2009
Baseball
Rating: Unrated

Were the car business not so embedded in the American way of life, perhaps it would be less tragic. But, the fallout will be felt for decades to come, on many levels, and few communities will be spared, including the financing of Little League Baseball.

MLB ramps up casino sponsorships

By Diane M. Grassi
Published 05/18/2009
Baseball
Rating: Unrated

How does MLB oversee the sponsorships between its teams and the casino operations that allow legal sports betting on their premises? Read on to find out.

Grainy Issues Remain for MLB Bat Makers

By Diane M. Grassi
Published 03/30/2009
Baseball
Rating: Unrated

Not unlike the small business owner trying to remain fiscally sound and viable in the current marketplace in the toughest economy in nearly 80 years, small-size and boutique bat makers are struggling to survive.

MLB Network rolls out with bait and switch

By Diane M. Grassi
Published 01/20/2009
Baseball
Rating: Unrated

Major League Baseball repeatedly stated that it would be available to all expanded basic cable subscribers. But it depends upon how they defined the word "basic."

MLB invests in first Indian-born players

By Diane M. Grassi
Published 12/8/2008
Baseball
Rating: Unrated

The Pittsburgh Pirates now have the sole distinction of signing two non-drafted free agents from India. Not only are the players the first Indian-born signed players from that country by Major League Baseball, but also for any other major league sport outside of India.

MLB is no longer recession-proof

By Diane M. Grassi
Published 11/7/2008
Baseball
Rating: Unrated

What MLB did not foresee, much like its compatriots on Wall Street who bought up valueless mortgages and pimped them off as viable commodities, was that such actions would have such a deleterious impact on their baseball revenues come next season.

Are MLB bats the new PED's?

By Diane M. Grassi
Published 09/6/2008
Baseball
Rating: Unrated

Many baseball players believe that maple wood bats gives them an edge, perhaps once satisfied by PEDs. To wit, Jason Giambi is a maple man.

Gaming Congress, Yanks could strike out (Pt. 3)

By Diane M. Grassi
Published 08/24/2008
Baseball
Rating: Unrated

At a time when New York City and New York state are both eliminating important public services due to budget shortfalls, it is incumbent for taxpayers to know far more than what the local tabloids have recently, and only occasionally, provided about the complex web of wheeling and dealing by public officials at taxpayers' expense.

MLB Goes to Harlem Seeking Welfare (Pt. 2)

By Diane M. Grassi
Published 07/5/2008
Baseball
Rating: Unrated

One would think that the New York Yankees new stadium would not necessitate so many state and federal agencies and investigations, including nefarious characters involved in this script, no better suited for Broadway. Then again, this is the New York Yankees.

U.S. troops inspire pros of the diamond

By Diane M. Grassi
Published 06/1/2008
Baseball
Rating: Unrated

Lifting the morale of U.S. troops provides a reciprocal benefit for the morale of players, teams and fans. It is a win-win that should be encouraged.

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