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Jack and Mudcat

My son is autistic... 

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Pitcher Without a Country: The Proud Humble Life of Diego Segui

Diego Segui was once among the most infuriating pitchers Major League batters had to face. And, before that, Segui lived...

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Have You Met My BFFF?

Yann wants to move sports studies further toward the forefront of research in Europe. He wants to build international relationships...

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A Crazy Story About the Last Game in Ebbets Field

When those true baseball fanatics, you know who I’m talking about, the ones who can tell...

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The Strangest Numbers in Oscar Brown's Career

Jerry Koosman was on.  One of the New York Mets’ top pitchers during their “Amazin’” run in 1969,Koosman could be...

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Clayton Durbin and The Boys of Summer

Hayward, California was, to my memory, always 68 degrees with a slight breeze that chilled one side of you while...

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Sweet Lou Johnson Comes Home

It was the most famous (and infamous) fight in Major League Baseball history.  Many of the causes are lost in...

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“Downtown” Ollie Brown Boxing with Giants

The night was wearing on for the Rookie League team from Salem, Virginia.  It was the start of a two...

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The Year of the Mudcat

Howie Reed knew exactly what he wanted to do.  Jim “Mudcat” Grant was a pitcher.  You never let a pitcher...

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Depression, Kenneth Burke, The Fitness Industry, and the Incredible Hulk

As my eyes blinked awake this morning, I again saw the top of his head as it peeked over the...

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