Farewell To Mom–A True “All-Star”

May 8, 2011 by Bob Lazzari · Leave a Comment

Mary Lou Lazzari lost her long, courageous battle with cancer on October 9, 2007–the nasty disease having robbed the world of a once-vibrant, wonderful human being. O.K., you may wonder why a death of a loved one would warrant being the subject of a sports column; I kinda wondered about that, too, but the answer […]

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Remembering Baseball’s Dead of World War II on Memorial Day

May 30, 2010 by Gary Bedingfield · 3 Comments

We donâ€™t celebrate Memorial Day in Scotland. We have a day for military veterans in November called Remembrance Day, just like you have Veterans Day, but nothing at this time of year. I think we should. So, until our government listen to my advice and make it happen, Iâ€™m going to share yours. Obviously, when […]

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