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Evers and Hornsby: Hall of Famers
Hornsby was so superior to Evers that one must question how both can be in the Hall of Fame.
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Best Season Anyone Ever Had?
Lou Boudreau's 1948 season was unique in baseball history. He batted and fielded his way to his league's MVP award and managed the Indians to the world championship.
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Cubs Are '08 Baseball Champs
Winning the 1907 and 1908 World Series made the Chicago Cubs the first team to win two of the Fall Classics.
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Evers: Hall of Fame Error
Evers was a good player but not even close to being a Hall of Famer. Neither he nor shortstop Joe Tinker should be Hall of Famers.
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Jackie Robinson and Baseball's Color Line
Most of post-World War II America was ready for the national pastime to become an equal opportunity employer. It took a special player to defeat the die-hard opposition.
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San Francisco Giants Prospects
San Francisco Giants Manager Bruce Bochy and General Manager Brian Sabean have called up their best prospects to get some MLB experience heading towards 2009.
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The A's and Mets in 1973
The 1973 World Series pitted two similar teams in a riveting showdown that went seven games. The Mets won only 82 games, but were built for a short series.
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Are The Chicago Cubs Cursed?
The Cubs haven't won the World Series since 1908. During the drought, their tormenters have included the Babe, a vengeful goat, a black cat, and a poor sap named Bartman.
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Baseball Bounces Back From War
High expectations, surprising achievements, and baffling disappointments marked the return of baseball's top stars from the war.
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Early History of the Chicago Cubs
The history of the Chicago Cubs is the history of professional baseball. It's that simple, and it's that important.
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Baseball in American Letters
Baseball has often appeared as a symbol of American Life in many great novels and some really simple but wonderful poems.
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Curses! The Bambino, the Billy-goat and Baseball Balderdash
A brief introduction to two of the most infamous 'Curses' of American professional baseball and a brief rasberry imparted by the author thereat.
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New York Yankees Retired Numbers
With so many retired numbers, the New York Yankees may someday be the first team to have a player wear number 100.
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