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Pitcher Without a Country: The Proud Humble Life of Diego Segui
By Dr. Daniel Durbin | 10-29-2014
Diego Segui was once among the most infuriating pitchers Major League batters had to face. And, before that, Segui lived...
READ MOREHave You Met My BFFF?
By Dr. Daniel Durbin | 10-21-2014
Yann wants to move sports studies further toward the forefront of research in Europe. He wants to build international relationships...
READ MOREA Crazy Story About the Last Game in Ebbets Field
By Dr. Daniel Durbin | 1-21-2014
When those true baseball fanatics, you know who I’m talking about, the ones who can tell...
READ MOREThe Strangest Numbers in Oscar Brown's Career
By Dr. Daniel Durbin | 9-16-2013
Jerry Koosman was on. One of the New York Mets’ top pitchers during their “Amazin’” run in 1969,Koosman could be...
READ MOREClayton Durbin and The Boys of Summer
By Dr. Daniel Durbin | 8-19-2013
Hayward, California was, to my memory, always 68 degrees with a slight breeze that chilled one side of you while...
READ MORESweet Lou Johnson Comes Home
By Dr. Daniel Durbin | 8-14-2013
It was the most famous (and infamous) fight in Major League Baseball history. Many of the causes are lost in...
READ MORE“Downtown” Ollie Brown Boxing with Giants
By Dr. Daniel Durbin | 8-5-2013
The night was wearing on for the Rookie League team from Salem, Virginia. It was the start of a two...
READ MOREThe Year of the Mudcat
By Dr. Daniel Durbin | 7-22-2013
Howie Reed knew exactly what he wanted to do. Jim “Mudcat” Grant was a pitcher. You never let a pitcher...
READ MOREDepression, Kenneth Burke, The Fitness Industry, and the Incredible Hulk
By Dr. Daniel Durbin | 3-4-2013
As my eyes blinked awake this morning, I again saw the top of his head as it peeked over the...
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