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Wednesday, October 19, 2016

224. Fred Clarke:

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I've said it before many times, but I'll say it again: one of the best benefits about writing/illustrating The Infinite Basebal...
Wednesday, October 12, 2016

223. Bill Crouch: One for the Record Books

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Baseball is completely governed by statistics and records. It's the one thing that makes the game unique when compared to other sp...
Tuesday, October 4, 2016

222. Hack Wilson: Stouts takes the field

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Last year I began to write a story about the early career of Hack Wilson. I was always fascinated by the guy, ever since I saw a photo...
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Sunday, September 25, 2016

221. Wild Bill Wright: The Neglected Negro League Star

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It's been a bus y summer. Even though I tried to deny it, I wound up taking the summer off from writing this blog. It's not l...
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Tuesday, August 2, 2016

220. Ollie Carnegie: Still Shut Out of the Big Show

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My wife and I just returned from a spectacular trip to Italy. It was my first time in the country, and seeing in person all the great ...
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Wednesday, July 6, 2016

219. Jack Bentley: The "Second Coming of Babe Ruth"

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Finding a ball player like Babe Ruth would seem like a once in a lifetime chance, but for Jack Dunn, it happened twice.  Back in 1914...
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Monday, May 30, 2016

Bill Niemeyer: Memorial Day

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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 har...
Friday, April 29, 2016

218. Harry M. Stevens: The Visionary

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Just as I did when I was a kid, the first thing I do upon entering a ballpark is to buy a scorecard. Not a program, nor a yearbook -...