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has a ball or stick and is not murder or war; their were or are bubblegum cards or tobacco cards to exploit it; was cool when i was young but is now increasingly sadly undermined by greed;

In the 10 seasons before the Dodgers move west, New York team’s comprised 16 of 20 World Series competitors, all three teams won (and the Dodgers won their first year in LA)

Posted on February 8, 2020 by

The tip of the To Bruce Weber and Roger Kahn Whereas today’s times says for 10 seasons one New York team or another won every World Series but one

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Planes Indians

Posted on February 3, 2020 by

They should change the name of the pro football scoring play from “touch-down” which implies that beyond breaking the plane you also have to get into the zone far enough to literally put pigskin to God’s green earth — that’s … Continue reading →

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Sara Choy VS Ted Kluszewski

Posted on February 3, 2020 by

I was working on something else –looking for some photo from last year’s 2019 San Francisco Rock and Roll Half Marathon, and I did a double take and asked myself: is that Ted Kluszewski? Ted was a powerful first baseman … Continue reading →

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Training log blog, April 5, 2020<<February 3, 2020

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50. 49. 48. LONG RUN? (which would be about 8 to 10 at most — for a 13.1 mile San Francisco Rock and Roll Half Marathon, Sunday, April 5 where my goals would be a, finish; b, survive to talk … Continue reading →

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Ravenswood, 1962 VS Gunn, 1981 (basketball showcases at Stanford’s gyms)

Posted on January 27, 2020 by

Dave Newhouse and Nate Branch gave an excellent presentation at the Palo Alto Arts Center auditorium yesterday, for PAHA, about a historic and storied hoops result from 1962, wherein future Harlem Globetrotter Nate Branch of East Palo Alto and Ravenswood … Continue reading →

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David O’Such, Nolan O’Such, Paul Hanley, Tim Hanley, Joe Cannon, Albertin Montoya, Allie Montoya

Posted on January 3, 2020 by

Paul Hanley was my baseball teammate for Key Chevrolet Expos Los Altos Hills Senior Little League when we were 15, in summer of ‘79, that is to say, forty years ago. Today David O’Such told me of Paul’s passing, which … Continue reading →

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Bob Cousy Sports Illustrated 1956 VS Simone Biles instagram 2019

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