INSIDE STUFF
"Reported story on the reason Leo Durocher turned down the Cleveland job: According to people close to Leo, he is interested in returning to baseball but friends persuaded him the timing was bad on this one.
They felt it would be a tacit admission that he had flopped if he left his radio and television business after just one year. While his early performances were something less than scintillating, radio and television people still think he has a chance to go big in the business if they find the right vehicle for him.
His friends persuaded him that another year of experimentation in radio and television could help him, not hurt him. If he doesn't hit it big in the business, he's no worse off than he is now and can still return to baseball. They feel that he will be just as much in demand in baseball a year hence as he is now."
Baseball Digest, May 1957
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