Bob Klapisch
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Robert Salvador "Bob" Klapisch (born 1957) is a sportswriter for The Record and Fox Sports
. He has previously written for The New York Post, ESPN
, and New York Daily News
, and has written five books about baseball. He has been a voting member of the Baseball Writers Association of America
since 1983.
Klapisch was born in New York City
and grew up in Leonia, New Jersey
, where he attended Leonia High School
. He was awarded a bachelor's degree, majoring in political science, from Columbia University
, where he played varsity baseball and was sports editor of the university newspaper, the Columbia Daily Spectator
.
In response to his book on the 1992 Mets
, The Worst Team Money Could Buy: The Collapse of the New York Mets (ISBN 0-8032-7822-5), New York Mets
outfielder Bobby Bonilla
confronted Klapisch in the team's clubhouse, threatening him, and having to be restrained.
Klapisch was married to Stephanie Stokes, a singer and boxing ring announcer, from 1995-1999.
Klapisch is a resident of Teaneck, New Jersey
.
Fox Sports (USA)
Fox Sports is a division of the Fox Broadcasting Company . It was formed in 1994 with Fox's acquisition of broadcast rights to National Football League games...
. He has previously written for The New York Post, ESPN
ESPN
Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
, and New York Daily News
New York Daily News
The Daily News of New York City is the fourth most widely circulated daily newspaper in the United States with a daily circulation of 605,677, as of November 1, 2011....
, and has written five books about baseball. He has been a voting member of the Baseball Writers Association of America
Baseball Writers Association of America
The Baseball Writers' Association of America is a professional association for baseball journalists writing for daily newspapers, magazines and qualifying Web sites. The BBWAA was founded on October 14, 1908, to improve working conditions for sportswriters in the early part of the 20th century...
since 1983.
Klapisch was born in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
and grew up in Leonia, New Jersey
Leonia, New Jersey
Leonia is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 8,937. It is located near the western approach to the George Washington Bridge....
, where he attended Leonia High School
Leonia High School
Leonia High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school serving students in ninth through twelfth grade from the Borough of Leonia in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Leonia Public Schools...
. He was awarded a bachelor's degree, majoring in political science, from Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
, where he played varsity baseball and was sports editor of the university newspaper, the Columbia Daily Spectator
Columbia Daily Spectator
Columbia Daily Spectator is the daily student newspaper of Columbia University. It is published at 112th and Broadway in New York, New York. Founded in 1877, it is the oldest continuously operating college news daily in the nation after The Harvard Crimson, and has been legally independent of the...
.
In response to his book on the 1992 Mets
1992 New York Mets season
The New York Mets' 1992 season was the 31st regular season for the Mets. They went 72-90 and finished 5th in the NL East. They were managed by Jeff Torborg...
, The Worst Team Money Could Buy: The Collapse of the New York Mets (ISBN 0-8032-7822-5), New York Mets
New York Mets
The New York Mets are a professional baseball team based in the borough of Queens in New York City, New York. They belong to Major League Baseball's National League East Division. One of baseball's first expansion teams, the Mets were founded in 1962 to replace New York's departed National League...
outfielder Bobby Bonilla
Bobby Bonilla
Roberto Martin Antonio "Bobby" Bonilla is a former player in Major League Baseball who played from 1986 to 2001. Known in his playing days as "Bobby Bo," Bonilla is of Puerto Rican descent.-Playing career:...
confronted Klapisch in the team's clubhouse, threatening him, and having to be restrained.
Klapisch was married to Stephanie Stokes, a singer and boxing ring announcer, from 1995-1999.
Klapisch is a resident of Teaneck, New Jersey
Teaneck, New Jersey
Teaneck is a township in Bergen County, New Jersey, and a suburb in the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 39,776, making it the second-most populous among the 70 municipalities in Bergen County....
.