Talk:Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bronx Is Burning

Origins of the phrase
The Origins of the Phrase section seems to be at odds with a similar section in the article on Howard Cosell (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Cosell) which states that Cosell never actually uttered the phrase. Is there a way to rectify?

The linked NY Post article used as the source for the Cosell quote says that the quote never happened. http://nypost.com/2010/05/16/why-the-bronx-burned/ Gravy2016 (talk) 15:39, 15 March 2016 (UTC)


 * This section has been rewritten in order to better reflect what was actually said during game 2, including provenance of part of the phrase from tv media and after-the-fact reporting.Spintendo (talk) 19:01, 23 August 2016 (UTC)

I'm showing published in 2005
goodreads, Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bronx is Burning: 1977, Baseball, Politics, and the Battle for the Soul of a City, Jonathan Mahler, published in 2006 by Picador (first published 2005).


 * Now, on a topic in which we're going to essentially overrule our lead, I'd like to get three references. FriendlyRiverOtter (talk) 18:38, 11 December 2018 (UTC)

http://www.libraryaware.com/1224/NewsletterIssues/ViewLegacyIssue/425aa2d8-16f5-4a79-8fa7-37f257f3cd2f?displayMode=CompletePage

AbeBooks.com "Passion for books", Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bronx Is Burning: 1977, Baseball, Politics, and the Battle for the Soul of a City, Jonathan Mahler, published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2005.