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Thursday, August 16, 2012

127. Johnny Grodzicki: The Cardinals Next Big Thing

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If you flip through an old St. Louis newspaper or an issue of The Sporting News in 1940 or 1941, the chances are pretty good you'll com...
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Sunday, August 5, 2012

126 Abel Kiviat: Olympian

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Like millions of people around the globe, I tuned in to watch the opening ceremonies of this year's Olympic Games in London. A few hour...
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Monday, July 30, 2012

125. Minnie Miñoso: Big Before He Was Minnie

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The strapping young man from the rural providences stood tall and straight as he approached Rene Midesten, the manager of the Ambrosia Cand...
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Monday, July 23, 2012

1927 Yankees Catching Squad

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First off, thank you to everyone who sent me notes about my Mom's passing, your kind works meant a lot to me...
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Saturday, June 30, 2012

123. Reggie Jackson: This One's For You Mom!

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This week's post ain't about Reggie Jackson, per se, or even about baseball for that matter. This post is about my Mom, Pattie. A...
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Friday, June 22, 2012

122. Curly Williams: A Good First Impression That Lasts and Lasts

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For the second week in a row I've been fortunate to have two guest authors take the writing reins from me and highlight a player that t...
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Wednesday, June 6, 2012

121. Tom Woodruff: Speed on the Field, Speed in the Air

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One of my favorite baseball websites I always check in on is www.baseballinwartime.com . Writer/researcher Gary Bedingfield has created th...
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Thursday, May 31, 2012

120. Mickey Mantle: The Miner's Son Becomes A Miner

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The Yankee organization was plenty pleased with Mickey Mantle's freshman performance with the Independence Yankees. In the spring of 1...
Friday, May 25, 2012

Memorial Day 2012

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By the morning of March 4th, 1945, the boys of G Company, 2nd Battalion, 11th Infantry Regiment, 5th Infantry Division had become hardened ...
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Thursday, May 17, 2012

119. Mickey Rutner: Man On Spikes

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When I first started this blog a little over two years ago, I started receiving many requests for players to be profiled on here and give...