Marge Schott Unleashed

by Mike Bass

Since the day she became the principal owner of the Cincinnati Reds, Marge Schott has been a woman surrounded by controversy. Allegations of her racist and anti-Semitic remarks made front-page headlines across the country. Mike Bass, the winner of the Associated Press Sports Editors Award for his series of articles on racism in sports, looks at the woman behind the Reds.

Genres: Sports

309 pages, Hardcover

First published June 1, 1993

Reviews

[Dan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Didn’t care for this author. Seemed to just bash Marge

[Da1tonthegreat · Rating 3 out of 5]

Marge Schott was an early victim of cancel culture. As the majority owner of the Cincinnati Reds in the 80s and 90s, she made every effort to put herself in the public eye. Despite ingratiating herself with hometown fans by keeping box office and hot dog prices cheap and her love for children and dogs, Marge was a deeply controversial figure. A foul-mouthed, chain-smoking, alcoholic pennypincher, she knew little about baseball and treated her employees like dirt. Amid all these flaws, she was ultimately persecuted for wrongthink. Marge made "offensive" and "racist" (and totally based) comments about blacks, Jews, homosexuals, and others, and also praised Adolf Hitler. Major League Baseball (with many executives belonging to the tribe) could overlook everything else, but not this – the one unforgivable sin of the globalist world.

[Trey Hollen · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a terrible book to read. Not because it was poorly written, it's a very high quality book with plenty of supporting information. It's terrible to read because of the subject matter. This book chronicles the ownership debacle of my favorite sports team during my childhood. I remember hearing bad things about the woman, but this book brings a whole new light to the problems. It does also indict the media in general for allowing the madness to continue for so long without bringing it to the attention of the public in a larger way. The author is self aware enough to discuss that failing of himself and his colleagues. If you love the Reds you need to own this book. But it can be an infuriating experience!

[Kay · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting book about the colorful outrageous past owner of the Reds.