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Neil Best leaves no stone unturned in the world of sports media.

Gehrig flick takes left turn

An undated photo Yankees legend Lou Gehrig.

Photo credit: Bettman Archive

If, like me, you have an interest in sports movies and too much time on your hands, I highly recommend a piece at baseballresearcher.blogspot.com that reconsiders the belief that in “The Pride of the Yankees’’ Gary Cooper’s image was flipped to make him look like a plausibly lefty Lou Gehrig.

I don’t want to give too much away, but let’s just say Baseball Hall of Fame senior curator Tom Shieber...

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