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A tale of two All-Stars that’s almost as long as something Charles Dickens would write. The First Inning ETHAN — The broadcast started with the first pitch, no pre-show, no Gillette commercials, so I looked up the line-ups on ...
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The first time I had lunch with Bill Virdon, he told me about his Spring Training with the Yankees, the team who signed him after watching him at an open tryout in Branson, Missouri. The Yankees had young superstar Mickey Mantle as their ...
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“People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring.” — Rogers Hornsby “None of the windows in my house have a good view.” — Me Now that the ...
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Baseball Seams Company gives baseballs a second chance. Baseballs that are waterlogged, scuffed, lopsided, with torn laces or covers are given the opportunity to become something new — art, keychains, necklaces, cufflinks. I’ve carried ...
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Eleven weeks after tryouts. Championship Sunday. Photo courtesy of Doug Bryan I spent time in the booth with Rance during the third-place game, playing Monty to his Harry Doyle. Dayne Shoff, the seniorest veteran in the league, ...
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