January 29, 2010
To the Editor:
I do hope that David Paul Horowitz knows heaps more about the CPLR than he does about baseball ("Burden of Proof," in your issue of January 2010), or we New York lawyers are in more trouble than he thinks.
In that "long ago, simpler time" that Mr. Horowitz reminisces about, when the CPLR took effect — 1963 — he says that "the Yankees were coasting toward the playoffs." No. There were no playoffs in major league baseball until 1969. See, e.g., anything on the Internet, or consult anyone with a passing familiarity with baseball.
Really. This is basic stuff. Please try to do better.
Sincerely yours,
Arnon D. Siegel
New York City