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Baseball Index
The Original Spin Doctor
Ethan Allen was an uncommon man of many accomplishments, but we remember him best for his addictive baseball board game
A Name Game Hall of Fame
Baseball players come and go, but those with names such as Boots Poffenberger and Peek-a-Boo Veach will stay with us forever.
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Complete index of players
In a Flash he was gone
Maurice Archdeacon was the fastest baseball player of his time. But neither his speed nor his .333 batting average could keep him in the major leagues.
Uneasy lies the crown (of the batting king)
When a major league batting title is on the line, it sometimes helps if you're popular with the guys you're playing against.
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They're loud and proud
When your favorite basketball team loses, can you really blame the fans for being too quiet during the game?
He knew how the game was played
Legendary basketball coach Al Cervi, who passed away in November, had some harsh words about what has happened to his sport.
Why are people so angry?
An uncivil war is being waged online by folks who believe that if you can't say anything nasty, don't say anything at all.
So much time, so many molehills
Sorry, I don't care about Bob Griese's taco remark or David Spade's commercial. Aren't there some real issues out there?
Cheerleaders ought to be eligible receivers
Welcome to Football 101. Today's lesson is about clock management and what quarterbacks can and cannot do to lengthen an already lengthy game.
Here's why I love "Radio Days"
When I was a kid there was no TV, which is why there are still a lot of radio programs playing inside my head.
Once upon a time there was a singing cowboy
What can you say about someone whose first musical influences were Gene Autry and Frederic Chopin?
You can blame it on Spike Jones
If it's got a big beat and you can laugh at it, then it belongs in my record collection.
I did it my way – ass backwards
The secret to appreciating new music is to wait until it has beome old.
From oompahpah to Lady Gaga
It wouldn't surprise me if she started out as a baton-twirling majorette.
I want my JTV
Jack TV, that is. Here's a small sampling of videos that can Littlhelp you get through television's many commercial breaks.
They scare because they care
For Low Country television stations, the most wonderful time of the year is hurricane season.
They'll be right back (Will anyone else?)
Some telethons consume less time than college basketball games. How many more excuses will TV come up with to interrupt the action?
Jim, I finally feel your pain
Whoever coined the expression "No good deed goes unpunished" must have been a wise and insightful person.
A Ghost Named Laura
No, we're not talking about Laura Major, but rather a TV character named Laura Avery, fondly recalled by Knots Landing fans.
Unsung heroes of Dallas
JR Ewing and his family are long gone, but not forgotten. Neither are the actors who received too little credit for the success of Dallas.
The good, the bad & the desperate
The list of Dallas performers continues, though some of these probably wished they had turned down their roles.
Rattlesnake Gulch
There really is such a place in Central New York. But, then, you can find colorful place names all over the USA
Going to Anaktuvuk? Sorry, we'll pass
Sometimes you're better off not knowing what your town name means
Tongue-tickling names
From Apalachicola to Winnemucca, a tour of towns with memorable names
You had to be there
Or why Ann Arbor's explanation needs more explaining