Sports & Recreation, Baseball, Essays & Writings
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Fields of Glory
Tales from the Diamond by Michael Janacek
That grand old tune “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” must have been playing the day author Michael Janacek came into the world. For more than six decades, Janacek, a lifelong baseball fan, was involved at the amateur level as a player, coach, and...
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Wee Willie Sherdel
The Cardinals' Winningest Left-Hander by John G. Coulson
Wee Willie Sherdel was a very humble, courageous left-handed pitcher who became one of the all-time great southpaws in St. Louis Cardinals history. The son of a German blacksmith in a small Pennsylvania village, Willie’s dream was to become a...
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