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No matter how popular the NFL or NBA becomes, baseball still holds the title of America’s pastime. For over a century it has been seen as a way to connect Americans with fellow countrymen and those from abroad, but is that a true representation? Baseball has also served as a backdrop to larger diplomatic and […]
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· Tagged with Babe Ruth
, Babe Ruth Baseball
, Banzai
, Baseball Diamond
, Degree View
, Diplomatic Relations
, Espionage
, Fellow Countrymen
, Fitts
, Hindrance
, Intriguing Characters
, Japanese Cultures
, Many Different Aspects
, Moe Berg
, Pastime
, Plot Lines
, Political Ferment
, Shrift
, Star Tour
, True Representation
Just one step away. One break. We all know the feeling. What separates us is what we do when the moment comes and what we have learned to prepare us. That’s what this week’s read, “Nobody’s Perfect,” is about. The “almost-perfect game” is merely part of the story. Read Armando Galarraga and Jim Joyce’s story […]
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· Tagged with Armando Galarraga
, Austin Jackson
, Author Daniel
, Cleveland Indians
, Co Author
, Daniel Paisner
, Detroit Tigers
, Disillusion
, Factory Job
, Fellow Countrymen
, First The Dream
, Galarraga
, Greatness
, Henry Blanco
, Jason Donald
, Jim Joyce
, Jim Leyland
, Ken Griffey Jr
, Mark Grudzielanek
, Miguel Cabrera
, Omar Vizquel
, Perfect Game
, Professional Baseball
, Shot In The Dark
, Target
, Texas Rangers
, Tommy John
, Tommy John Surgery
, Umpire
, Willie Mays
