Mike Safo with Jane Leavy, New Yo...
Mike Safo with Jane Leavy, New York Times Best-Selling Author and Trailblazing Reporter / Sportswriter
Mike Safo by msafoschnik
S1 · E347
Nov 4, 2025
01:15:09
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Joined today with New York Times best-selling author and trailblazing sportswriter, Jane Leavy. Jane talks about growing up in New York City, the foods she misses most, and what it was like to throw out the ceremonial first pitch at Yankee Stadium. Jane shares stories from her groundbreaking career at The Washington Post, covering everything from the Olympics to Ronald Reagan, and opens up about her new book, Make Me Commissioner: I Know What’s Wrong with Baseball—and How to Fix It. We dive into why she chose not to write another sports biography, how this book turned out to be her toughest yet, and the epic road trip that inspired it. Jane also gives her take on today’s game, from Tommy John surgeries and the impact of analytics to the decline in African-American players and why kids should get free admission to spark a new lov ... 

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