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Stanky In The Field

Eddie Stanky and Alvin Dark complemented one another in the field, just as well they did at bat and on the bases. In 1950, with Stanky at second and Dark at shortstop, the Giants executed 181 doubl... | posted by oldtimewriter

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Hello

Hi I'm new to eons and this group. I've been writing for about 4 years. My first published book was a baby boomer memoir, "Nothin' Like I Thought...A Baby Boomer's Look in the Rear View Mirror" abo... | posted by Arlene B.

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Hi -- I'm New!

New to Eons and this Group, not new to the planet. ;-) I'm a non-fiction author and freelance journalist. At this point I'm in a niche market: pets. My most recent book, "Rover, Get Off Her Leg!" i... | posted by petxpert

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Stanky On The Basepaths

Eddie Stanky was quoted as saying that if it meant being safe on a close play, he’d spike his own mother. I’m not certain he really said that, or if he said it, whether he truly would have done it,... read more | posted by oldtimewriter

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Eddie Stanky At Bat

As leadoff batter, Stanky would step into the batter’s box at the start of a game, and just as the pitcher began his windup, Stanky would throw up his hand, step out of the batter’s box and ask for... read more | posted by oldtimewriter

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Stanky Ball

After nine years making enemies of Giant fans as manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, Leo Durocher replaced Mel Ott as manager of the New York Giants halfway through the 1948 season. To rub the salt in... | posted by oldtimewriter

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Baseball Today

I love the game of baseball, be it sandlot, Little League, minor league, women’s softball, or best of all, Big League. At the same time, I do not love the business of baseball or the way the new ow... read more | posted by oldtimewriter

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My novel featured on online Thriller BookClub

Anyone interested in reading a thriller which deals with the short lived student democracy movement of 1989 that ended with the Tiananmen massacre, go to view link by tomorrow and sign up for the T... | posted by DShlian

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Way Things Used To Be 40--Big Business Baseball 2

Continued from Big Business Baseball Part 1) Finley abandoned Kansas City in 1968 and moved his Athletics to Oakland where their fortunes, but not their attendance, quickly improved. (They were rep... | posted by oldtimewriter

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Way Things Used To Be 39--Big Business Baseball

During baseball’s golden years, the teams were owned by men who treasured the game and dabbled at the business. In the 1950s the teams got bought by corporations whose executives treasured the busi... read more | posted by oldtimewriter

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