[23] Blevins debuted for the Braves' on the same day, in a game against the Colorado Rockies. ", "BASEBALL; No Matter What's Said, Reinsdorf Can Be Found in Eye of Storm", "BASEBALL'S BASES ARE STILL LOADED WITH PROBLEMS", "THE BUFFOONS OF SUMMER: LORDS OF THE REALM: THE REAL HISTORY OF BASEBALL", "In This Game It's Hard To Root For Either Side: Sports: A Strike May Abort A Grand Baseball Season", "Goodbye To The Bulls: The Coach Of The '90S Tells Why He's Walking Away And Why He Thinks Michael Will Quit, Too", "Reinsdorf resurfaces as possible Coyotes buyer", "Glendale-Reinsdorf deal calls for bond district, exit plan for Phoenix Coyotes", "Glendale Reportedly in talks with two potential buyers", "Covering All the Online Bases: The digital business of Major League Baseball started out as a mess. [3], In 2013, Reinsdorf partnered with Mark Sullivan, Noah Kroloff, Dennis Burke, David Aguilar, and John Kaites to found Global Security and Innovative Strategies. Jerry Richard Blevins (born September 6, 1983), nicknamed Gordo[1] (Spanish for "fat"), is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Mets organization. Links: NYO-Chastain Morgan Falls/SSYS Field 5 DHYS Medlock Park/Kelly Cofer. [31] After spring training, the Mets told Blevins that he would not be on their Major League roster to start the season. [3] He became a fan of the Oakland Athletics during the 1990 World Series, and his favorite baseball players included Jose Canseco and Rickey Henderson, though he idolized Ken Griffey, Jr.[4][2], Before graduating in 2001 with fewer than 40 other students,[3][4] Blevins was only recruited to play college baseball by a local Division III school. In 1989, the team signed Phil Jackson as the final piece of the championship puzzle. WOW! Jerry Michael Reinsdorf (born February 25, 1936) is an American billionaire businessman, and the owner of the NBA's Chicago Bulls and the MLB's Chicago White Sox.He started his professional life as a tax attorney with the Internal Revenue Service.He has been the … [19], On August 16 during the Mets' 24-4 rout of the Phillies, Blevins had his first MLB hit and RBI. [45][46] Reinsdorf, through his real estate business, purchased 100 acres (400,000 m2) in Addison. [13] Blevins was recovering when he slipped on a curb and re-fractured his arm again, and missed the rest of the season. [59] Many note that Phil Jackson's decision not to return as coach and Jordan's retirement during the 1998–99 NBA season lockout impacted the decisions of several players on whether to return to Chicago. [16][17], In 2017 he was 6-0 with one save and a 2.94 ERA and 69 strikeouts over 49 innings in 75 games (3rd in the NL). Blevins chose instead to attend the University of Dayton on an academic scholarship. [37] Reinsdorf was one of the last holdouts to the 1996 labor agreement that instituted the salary cap while retaining arbitration rights for the players. [9] Reinsdorf became a CPA and lawyer[11] as well as a registered mortgage underwriter and a certified review appraiser. [citation needed] The baseball championship boosted the value of the franchise to over $300 million. [9][12] He leveraged a full scholarship offer from the University of Chicago Law School into a scholarship from the Northwestern University School of Law. [30] Reinsdorf, however, had tried to convince Jordan not to give up basketball,[31] but he did not attempt to make Jordan the highest paid player in the game like some feel he should have. Baseball card values depend on many factors, like age, condition, scarcity, and the collectible market trends at the time. He also tripled the team promotional budget and increased the number of team scouts from 12 to 20. [22] Fishman had been illegally blocked from purchasing the team in 1972. [70] Prior to the seven-year overhaul, the 2001 White Sox barely broke even financially with a $700,000 operating profit on revenues of $101.33 million. [15] When Reinsdorf signed Jordan after Jordan's announcement that he wanted to play baseball, many thought Jordan's drawing power provided an ulterior motive. Bernie Williams, a key to the Yankees success of the 90s and 00s, also has a rookie in the set. [51] Reinsdorf was also said to be largely responsible for the ousting of Fay Vincent as the Commissioner of Baseball in 1992. This Month in Sports Reference [7] His first job after graduating from Northwestern in 1960 was a tax delinquency case of Bill Veeck who at the time owned the White Sox. [2], Reinsdorf was born to a Jewish family in Brooklyn, New York. Subscribe to our Free Newsletter. He has been influential in instituting the salary cap and revenue sharing. Since the early 1990s, he has been considered one of the most, if not the most, influential basketball owners. [48] When the United Center opened in 1994 all of the skyboxes were leased for up to eight years. Blevins helped the River Cats win the Pacific Coast League championship. He also moved the Bulls from Chicago Stadium to the United Center. : Just Kidding—Sort Of Michael Jordan Is The Greatest Player Ever. [38][39] His 1996 signing of Albert Belle made news because of his widely publicized general opposition to spiraling player salaries. [58], Some fans and columnists have accused Reinsdorf of breaking up the championship Bulls team after their third straight title and sixth in eight years, claiming the Bulls could have competed for more titles with Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen and good support from the rest of the team that in the eight-year span included Dennis Rodman, Horace Grant, Toni Kukoč, Ron Harper, BJ Armstrong, and coach Phil Jackson. Blevins was born in Tennessee, but moved to Ohio at four years old after his parents divorced. Protocols at other fields in the Middle School League are determined by the host school/organization. He currently serves as a Life Trustee of Northwestern University. [7] In 2017 he threw a curveball 50.1% of the time, tops in MLB. [6][16] The team initially signed a television deal with the newly founded Sportsvision under the new leadership of Chairman Reinsdorf and Vice Chairman Eddie Einhorn, but that arrangement quickly fizzled. [34] As of 1995, the time when Scottie Pippen was eager to either be traded or be rid of Krause, he had never renegotiated a contract. [24] He was designated for assignment on May 14. [7], On February 4, 2019, it was reported that Blevins had signed a minor league contract with the Oakland Athletics worth $1.5 million in the major leagues. [11] Blevins finished his 2014 season 2-3, with a 4.87 ERA, 66 strikeouts, and 23 walks, giving up 31 runs in 64 games in 57.1 innings pitched. The Williston State College baseball team split a four-game series against Lake Region State College over the weekend, and both of the Tetons’ wins came as a result of high-scoring [25] Reinsdorf acquired his majority interests on March 11, 1985 and Kovler sold his 7% stake in the team on January 29, 1986, bringing Reinsdorf's interest to 63%. [60] While Reinsdorf had held out hope that he could convince Jackson and Jordan to return and thus had introduced Tim Floyd as President of Chicago Bulls Basketball Operations instead of head coach,[61] according to film footage from documentary series The Last Dance, Krause had made it clear to Jackson that he was not wanted back.[62]. [21] Reinsdorf's share of 56.8% of the team was purchased from Klutznick, Steinbrenner, Shorenstein and the estate of Wirtz. [6] The purchase was brokered by American National Bank who arranged for a limited partnership. He started his professional life as a tax attorney with the Internal Revenue Service. [28], The White Sox have won American League regular season Division Championships in 1983, 1993, 2000, 2005 and 2008 under Reinsdorf and they won the 2005 World Series. Some accounts claim that because Jackson feuded with both Reinsdorf and Krause and because both Jordan and Pippen were linked to Jackson, the team was broken up. [7], On February 9, 2017, Blevins signed a one-year contract with the Mets that included a team option for the 2018 season. [49] As per the collective bargaining agreement, Reinsdorf was allowed to exclude 60% of luxury suite revenue from "basketball-related income" and thus it is not part of the revenue sharing income. Reinsdorf was one of two bidders for the Phoenix Coyotes that would commit to not relocating the team. [57] In the early 1990s he was able to get new stadiums (United Center and New Comiskey Park) for his teams. He pitched a perfect ninth inning and struck out David Murphy. In both sporting endeavors, he has developed a reputation as an anti-labor union hardliner. He also struck out 11.87 batters per nine innings and had a total of 102 strikeouts in 77​1⁄3 innings. [72], Reinsdorf feels that if Major League Baseball Players Association chief Donald Fehr had not opposed steroid testing, baseball would have taken a stand against steroid use much sooner. [25] He had his contract purchased for a second time on May 18. He signed with the club on June 23 of that year, and began his pro career with the Single-A Boise Hawks, where he pitched 23 games, and was 6-1 with 5 saves and a 1.62 ERA, and 42 strikeouts in 33.1 innings. [24] His purchase ended an era in which the Bulls were managed by committee with decisions by conference call, verdicts by vote. --Jerry Salcido, Utah Bolts “After finding you guys online, my team purchased a set of custom baseball jerseys. [26] With the Braves in 2019, he was 1-0 with one save and a 3.90 ERA in 45 games covering 32.1 innings in which he had 37 strikeouts. On December 11, 2013, Blevins was traded to the Washington Nationals for minor league outfielder Billy Burns. He pitched in 15 games there and had a 1–0 record with 6 saves and a 0.38 ERA before being promoted to the Double-A Tennessee Smokies on May 15. He is controversial for his involvement (along with Jerry Krause) in breaking up the championship team by not hiring back Phil Jackson. He was pulled after two innings. Site Last Updated: Monday, April 12, 6:21AM Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? [10] He subsequently moved to Chicago in 1957. Blevins was designated for assignment on May 23, 2011. [77] He has been involved in other extensive charitable work including those of CharitaBulls and White Sox Charities. Blevins came in with the tying run at third and winning run at first, but he struck out Kendrys Morales and grounded Howard Kendrick into a double play to earn the save. [6] Reinsdorf and Chicago Blackhawks owner William Wirtz contributed $175 million to fund the construction of the largest arena in the United States. New policies for players, parents/guardians, coaches, umpires and spectators at the Brook Run Park Baseball Fields. [66] Reinsdorf had been working out an arrangement to make the deal more feasible with the municipality of Glendale, Arizona. [3], He has been a member of the board of directors of Shearson Lehman Brothers, Inc., the Northwestern University Law School Alumni Association, LaSalle Bank, EQ Office and numerous other corporations and charities. This Is How He Reached His Decision", "Hoop Dreams: The Worlds Greatest Basketball Player Walked Away From The Game Eighteen Months Ago. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his beloved wife Nancy Lee Wood. He developed a specialty in real estate partnership tax shelters. [64] In August 2009, it was reported that Jerry Reinsdorf & Ice Edge LLC had dropped its bid for the Coyotes, leaving only Balsillie and the NHL as bidders for the team. [69] Reinsdorf also endeavored to sell the naming rights to the New Comiskey Park to U.S. Cellular in a $68 million 20-year deal that funded a 7-year $85 million overhaul of the stadium that ended prior to the 2008 Major League Baseball season. The official 2021 Baseball Roster for the Texas State University Bobcats [65] The NHL bid ultimately prevailed, however the league stated it wished to re-sell the franchise as soon as possible. The Athletics won the game in the bottom of the 19th on a walk-off Brandon Moss home run. [67] As late as August 2011, negotiations between Reinsdorf and the City of Glendale were still in process for the purchase of the Coyotes. [32], As a basketball owner, he has been described by Time as a "cheapskate",[33] a reference they also use for his baseball persona. He has been the head of the White Sox and Bulls for over 35 years. Blevins pitched a total of 38 games in the Cubs organization and had a 3–2 record with a 1.02 ERA. [3][4] He attended Erasmus Hall High School in Brooklyn,[5] and he was the son of a sewing machine salesman. [15] In 2016 he was 4-2 with two saves and a 2.79 ERA and 52 strikeouts in 42 innings over 73 games. [14] He followed previous eccentric White Sox owners Charles Comiskey, who was known as a miser, and Veeck, who was known as a prankster who gutted the team by trading away promising prospects. [27], Following a 2020 season in which he did not play, Blevins told the Dayton Daily News he was leaning toward retirement;[28] he assumed his playing career was over and was not actively pursuing a job or working out. [6] He did so by drafting Horace Grant and Scottie Pippen, and trading for Bill Cartwright to join John Paxson and Michael Jordan under the tutelage of head coach Doug Collins. Blevins became only the second pitcher since 1900 to allow home runs to both of the first two hitters in his first career start. Since purchasing the White Sox in 1981, the franchise made the playoffs in 1983 for the first time since 1959, and won the World Series in 2005 for the first time since 1917. After the win, Blevins was promoted to the Athletics major league club on September 15, 2007. [73], Reinsdorf has been involved (along with the likes of Playboy Enterprises' Christie Hefner) in Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley's initiative to improve standardized test scores in the 559 Chicago Public Schools. [7], On January 20, 2020, Blevins signed a minor league deal with the San Francisco Giants. In 2006, he also pitched for the Single-A Daytona Cubs and the Double-A West Tenn Diamond Jaxx. In 2005, he pitched for the Single-A Peoria Chiefs and was 3-7 with 14 saves and a 5.54 ERA and 96 strikeouts in 76.1 innings, but returned to Boise for the 2006 season. [7] As of 2020[update], no player has pitched more innings in a season without giving up a hit, walk, or HBP. The overhaul included the removal of top rows of the upper deck, replacement of the baby blue seats with traditionally-colored green ones and dozens of other upgrades. Blevins signed a one-year, $1.1 million deal with the Athletics to avoid arbitration before the 2013 season. It came off of position player Scott Kingery who was pitching with the Phillies trailing by 17 runs [20], In 2018 he was 3-2 with a 4.85 ERA in 42.2 innings over 64 games. [63] On July 29, 2009 Reinsdorf and his group were approved for ownership of the Coyotes for $148 million. [21] With the AAA Las Vegas Aviators he was 0-0 with a 1.69 ERA and 16 strikeouts in 10.2 innings over 7 games. As a freshman, he attended an open tryout for the Dayton Flyers baseball team and earned a spot on the roster. [33] Forbes describes the scenario as an example of owner greed. Blevins earned one save during the 2012 season, also his second save in his career, in a clutch relief appearance when A's closer Grant Balfour allowed two runs in the bottom of the ninth inning making the score 6–5 against the Los Angeles Angels. Blevins began the 2007 season with the Daytona Cubs. [12][35][36] Newsweek described him as "one of the hardest heads in the 1994 baseball strike". PSA SMR Price Guide for 1966 Topps Baseball Card Values - Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA) PSA SMR Price Guide for 1952 Bowman Baseball Card Values - Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA) And Jones may do that. [2] Blevins played baseball, basketball, and football and was in the marching band at Arcadia High School in Arcadia, Ohio. If Jerry Jones wants to make a splash in the NFL draft, there’s no bigger move he could make than trading up to draft Florida tight end Kyle Pitts. [6] As recently as 2004, the Bulls continued to be the NBAs most profitable team, earning $49 million in operating income and having an estimated valuation of $356 million. Blevins was traded to the Oakland Athletics, along with catcher Rob Bowen, for catcher Jason Kendall on July 16, 2007.[8]. Finley. Orange County filled 7,000 COVID-19 appointments in 13 minutes Monday after lowering the minimum age to 40, leading Mayor Jerry Demings to … Jerry Richard Blevins (born September 6, 1983), nicknamed Gordo (Spanish for "fat"), is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Mets organization. Blevins pitched for four different minor league teams in 2007, and had a combined 5–5 record with a 1.63 ERA in 56 games. [9][78], Throughout the years Reinsdorf has been active in the affairs of baseball, serving on the Executive Council and Ownership, Long Range Planning, Restructuring, Expansion, Equal Opportunity, Strategic Planning, Legislative and Labor Policy Committees of Major League Baseball, he also serves on the Boards of MLB Advanced Media and MLB Enterprises. [8], Reinsdorf earned a bachelor's degree from George Washington University in Washington, D.C.[9] where he became a member of Alpha Epsilon Pi. Are you a Stathead, too? [71], Reinsdorf won a major revenue sharing legal battle with other NBA owners over the Chicago Bulls broadcasts on WGN-TV. The 792-card 1990 Topps Baseball checklist is led by Frank Thomas' rookie card. On April 29, Blevins got the win in a 19-inning game against the Angels, pitching 1.2 scoreless innings. He was released by the Giants prior to the season in April 2020. He went 1–3 there with a 3.32 ERA in 17 games. [55], In the 1980s, Reinsdorf, Bud Selig and the American League President colluded to dissuade the Philadelphia Phillies from signing Lance Parrish who was a Detroit Tigers free agent. Blevins also batted in that game, striking out against Barry Enright in the 18th inning. As the owner and chairman of the Chicago Bulls since 1985, he oversaw the franchise turning into a lucrative business that won six NBA Championships in the 1990s (1991–1993 and 1996–1998). [41] However, Jordan had been underpaid most of his career,[42] and Reinsdorf, who did not feel he could justify the $30 million salary from a business standpoint,[43] immediately realized he was going to soon feel buyer's remorse. He pitched in 23 games for the Smokies, in which he had a 2–2 record with 3 saves and a 1.53 ERA, and 37 strikeouts in 29.1 innings. [20] From November 20, 1987 through Jordan's 1999 retirement, the Bulls sold out every game. The state floated bonds to build New Comiskey Park and let Reinsdorf keep all parking and concession revenues, as well as the $5 million per year from 89 skyboxes. ", "An Owner Who Won't Play Ball With The Other Boys: Sports: As Spring Training Starts With Replacement Players, Angelos Of The Orioles Just Says No", "BASEBALL'S OWNERS ARE FINALLY TAKING A WHACK AT THE BALL", "SPORTS SALARY CAPS: ONE SIZE FITS NOBODY", "COMMENTARY: BASEBALL'S LOSERS STILL LOSE", "Raging Bulls: Magic Filled The Headlines, But Michael Was Making History. 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Every Sports Reference Social Media Account. [34], After Reinsdorf purchased the team in 1981, the White Sox experienced erosion of fan and media support. [32] In the baseball offseason between the 1992 and 1993 seasons, he completely abstained from the free agent market. Mike Takes a Hike: How Jordan's exit is shaking the world of sports business", "Acting Frisky At Comiskey: The Stodgy Old White Sox Are Suddenly Hipsters", "I Have Nothing Left To Prove: There Was Only One More Thing For Michael Jordan To Do With A Basketball: Put It Down And Walk Away. [2] Their son, Ellis Layne Blevins, was born on May 14, 2018. Blevins finished the 2015 season 1-0 with 4 strikeouts, no walks, no hits, and no hit batsmen in 5 innings pitched. On March 24, 2010, it was reported that Reinsdorf was once again a possible buyer for the Phoenix Coyotes. [7] He was named a 2004 Northwest League mid-season All Star.[7]. By the 1983 Major League Baseball season the White Sox made the playoffs with the best record in the Major Leagues. [12] Reinsdorf had just re-signed Jordan after the 1995–96 NBA season. [14], On December 15, 2015, Blevins signed a one-year, $4 million deal with incentives. Blevins accepted assignment to the team's alternate site. ", "Let Him Walk!!! [50], —Donald Fehr, executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association[6], Reinsdorf is a powerful baseball owner who in 1988 stopped the sale of the Texas Rangers and later influenced the sale of the Seattle Mariners. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics, Washington Nationals, Mets and Atlanta Braves. On April 4, 2016, Reinsdorf was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a contributor. [44] Even his most successful baseball team was not highly paid: when the White Sox won the 2005 World Series, Reinsdorf had the 13th highest payroll of the 30 Major League Baseball teams. [18], In 1985, following in the footsteps of Einhorn who had purchased the United States Football League's Chicago Blitz franchise in 1984,[19] he purchased the Chicago Bulls as part of a syndicate for US$16 million and quickly turned the team from one that averaged 6,365 fans per game at the 17,339-seat Chicago Stadium in 1985 into one with an 8,000-person season ticket waiting list. He hired Michael Jordan as a baseball player during his sabbatical from basketball. [17] Einhorn continued as Vice Chairman of the White Sox until his death in 2016. Jerry was born in Calhoun, GA on June 3, 1942 to the late Wayne Milas and Adron Nicholson Wood. [10] He was re-added to the 40-man roster a day later. [29][30] Early in the offseason, the New York Mets extended an offer to Blevins, who began a throwing program and convinced himself that he could still compete. [3] In addition, they were in first place of the central division at the conclusion of the strike-shortened 1994 Major League Baseball season. [13], In 1981 he was wealthy enough to purchase the White Sox for $19 million. [56] During the strike, Reinsdorf, who was an anti-union hard-liner,[36] was so pessimistic that he did not expect baseball to resume until the 1996 Major League Baseball season. He sold Balcor in 1982 for $102 million to Shearson Lehman Brothers, the investment banking and brokerage arm of American Express. Will Michael Jordan Take To The Air Once Again? Blevins was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 17th round of the 2004 Major League Baseball draft, and made his major league debut in 2007. 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