Centerfield in Washington Is Ankiel’s Now

April 3, 2011 by Ted Leavengood · 2 Comments

When Rick Ankiel laid down the perfect squeeze bunt in the seventh inning yesterday all the thoughts of the Nationals nagging center field question disappeared like Brad Wilkerson going back into the dugout after waving to the crowd upon hitting for the cycle early in the 2005 season. Â Nyjer who? Â And what was that other […]

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Deacon White Named Overlooked 19th Century Baseball Legend

August 8, 2010 by Joe Williams · 2 Comments

For Immediate Release Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) Nineteenth Century Committee Deacon White named Overlooked 19th Century Baseball Legend ATLANTA, GA, August 5, 2010 — 19th Century pioneer player, James “Deacon” White has been selected the Overlooked 19th Century Baseball Legend for 2010 by the Nineteenth Century Committee of the Society for American Baseball […]

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