George Christian Pappas

George Christian Pappas works in baseball operations with the Tampa Bay Rays and has contributed to many media outlets, including the St. Petersburg Times and CBS Sports. Pappas has covered and worked in baseball for the New York Yankees (baseball operations) and ESPN Radio (writer and analyst). A Tribe Reborn is his first book. He currently resides in Clearwater, Florida.

Henry J. "Hank" Peters is a former Major League Baseball executive whose career spanned five decades. He became only the sixth president in the history of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues in 1972 and went on to become the president and general manager of the Baltimore Orioles. He was named MLB Executive of the Year by the Sporting News in 1983. As president of the Cleveland Indians, he was considered the architect of the club's on-field renaissance. Peters is now retired and lives in Florida.