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Thursday, March 12, 2015

194. Johnny Frederick: A Diamond in the Muck

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I'm usually not one to blame a manager on the overall performance of his team. There's usually a combination of circumstances t...
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Sunday, March 1, 2015

Minnie Miñoso: An Eternal Shame on Whoever Votes for the Hall of Fame

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Min nie Mi ñ os o passed away today at a well seas oned 90 years old. Though his Ma jor League Baseball career was not very long, his st...
Wednesday, February 18, 2015

193. Cesar Fernandez: Spring, 80 Years Ago

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Today the pitchers and catchers of the Cincinnati Reds organization begin spring training. Although it's 12 degrees here in Kentucky...
Tuesday, February 10, 2015

192. Shumza Sugimoto: A False Spring or Lost in Translation?

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Yesterday I found a box on my porch containing five advance copies of my book "The League of Outsider Baseball" . With shaki...
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Sunday, February 1, 2015

191. Shipwreck Kelly: Football Star, Baseball Mercenary

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Ah, Super Bowl Sunday. For a die-hard baseball fan like myself, no day makes baseball season seem as far away as Super Bowl Sunday . As a...
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Friday, January 30, 2015

190. Marius Russo: Battle-tested on the Fields of Bushwick

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This is the fifth and last of 5 Bushwicks Stories in 5 days. For the introduction to the Bushwicks and this series please go HERE first...
Thursday, January 29, 2015

189. Walt VanGrofski: Good, But Just Not Good Enough

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This is the fourth of 5 Bushwicks Stories in 5 days. For the introduction to the Bushwicks and this series please go HERE first.  Som...
Wednesday, January 28, 2015

188. Dazzy Vance: Dazzy's Last Dance

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This is the third of 5 Bushwicks Stories in 5 days. For the introduction to the Bushwicks and this series please go HERE first.  One ...
Tuesday, January 27, 2015

187. Dutch Woerner: The Definition of a "Semi-Pro"

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This is the second of 5 Bushwicks Stories in 5 days. For the introduction to the Bushwicks and this series please go HERE first.  Go...