Most fans with a sense of history know a fair bit about Johnny…
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When Animal, sometimes known as Brad Lesley, decided to go to…
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After a 1985 season in which he hit 29 home runs and drove in…
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The Ball
It all started with a baseball. My wife Marilee's otherwise…
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Like raging dinosaurs in some prehistoric swamp, the Milwaukee…
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Author's note: I met Joe Wood in the early 1980s after I called…
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Consider the following list: Nap Lajoie, Rogers Hornsby, George…
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"The greatest pitcher I have ever seen," whispered John McGraw…
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One of baseball's most exciting plays comes when a batter unexpectedly…
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Every summer thousands of baseball fans flock to Cooperstown…
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I managed the Reds' Tampa farm club in the Class D Florida State…
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Over the years, baseball fans have often debated which record…
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The slugger stands at the plate in the bottom of the ninth, the…
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During the 1998-99 off-season free agent Kevin Brown signed what…
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