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A Dodgers Fan in Yankees Pinstripes in Postwar Japan
my scrawled signature probably exists in those old books.) The Yankees’ entourage included their owner, Del Webb, and Ford Frick, the commissioner of Major League Baseball. Players’ wives made the trip, and three players — Andy Carey, Johnny Kucks and Eddie from The New York Times Read more »
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Quote of the Weekend: Tim McCarver explains increased home run rates
you missed it over the weekend, during the Brewers-Cardinals game, Tim McCarver — winner of the Ford Frick Award for Broadcasting Excellence — offered a an explanation for why there are more home runs hit these days than back in his day. Smaller parks? Worse from MSNBC Read more »
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Joe DiMaggio Was Loved by Fans and Even the Boston Red Sox
every move Lou made on and off the field,” Joe DiMaggio said after he had been introduced by baseball commissioner Ford Frick at his Hall of Fame induction ceremony. DiMaggio explained that he tried to pattern himself after Lou Gehrig. There is no question from Bleacher Report Read more »
