Branch Rickey: Utmost Loyalty or Vehement Dislike

August 23, 2013 by Bob Hurte · 1 Comment

I have been enjoying the fine bio “Branch Rickey: Baseball’s Ferocious Gentleman by Lee Lowenfish. While doing so, an internal debate has erupted in my mind. The object of discussion is the polarized feelings of those from his baseball life. Certain members of the Baseball Hall of Fame, such as Rogers Hornsby, and Ralph […]

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Stanley “Doc” Glenn Fondly Remembered in Quebec

May 16, 2011 by Bill Young · 2 Comments

Word came down the other day that 84-year old Stanley â€œDocâ€ Glenn had passed away on April 16. Glenn, a rangy 6â€™ 2â€ son of a Virginia fisherman who once described himself as a journeyman catcher, was in fact a superior defensive rearguard with a great arm. During the 1940s he made his mark with […]

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