Pirates Exchange Managers for Last-Place Farm Clubs (1959)
Posted on Monday, September 1, 2008 @ 11:10 pm
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Found this while trying to determine whether the two John Armstrongs associated with Dubuque were actually the same person--as, indeed, they were. Also found Armstrong's obituary; he passed away on April 30, 1960 in his Dubuque home.
Baseball Benefits Battle Creek (1999)
Posted on Thursday, August 28, 2008 @ 6:22 am
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Again, some hints about the team budget amongst the boosterism. Comparing with the 1976 Danville program's similar blurb, we see that costs about tripled in two decades. Hmmm.
Baseball in Danville (1976)
Posted on Sunday, August 10, 2008 @ 8:55 pm
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Professional baseball today, in modern, comfortable, well-lighted parks, provides any community at any level with measurable and tangible benefits. A city can have few greater community assets.
Baseball is a proven deterrent to juvenile delinquency. It provides clean and wholesome recreation at moderate cost for the entire family. It provides live actors in dramatic combat, and escape from the hum-drum.
There's also the dollar and cents value of a team to a community. While this is difficult to measure accurately, a team will leave a sizeable amount of money in a city during the five-month season.
From the 1947 Centralia Cubs Program
Posted on Sunday, June 29, 2008 @ 9:03 am
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Going to need to make some adjustments to MWLguide.com.
Luis Martinez
Posted on Saturday, April 26, 2008 @ 8:13 am
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According to Howe SportsData's 2000 season summary, Martinez was a 183 pound, 6'1" righty. According to Baseball Reference's player page for Martinez (and a couple other handy sources), he was (is) a 200 pound, 6'6" southpaw. Except for those little issues, we're clearly talking about the same guy.
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