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“Get the f___ outta here. It’s like a cemetery to me.”    – Mickey Mantle National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum When I first saw Mickey Mantle he was standing next to a barbecue grill in the late afternoon light outside a motel room in St. Petersburg, Florida.  He struck a relaxed and happy pose, […]
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There is dancing in Texas tonight. Â The Texas Rangers played the best two teams in the American League and beat them both in convincing fashion to win the first American League Championship for the franchise after fifty years of frustration. Â The anticipation of history in the making gave drama to a game that was decided […]
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