Braves endure schizophrenic campaign

September 10, 2010 by Dan Schlossberg · Leave a Comment

No wonder Bobby Cox is retiring: he can’t stand the schizophrenic play of his ballclub. The Atlanta Braves have had a nine-game losing streak. They have also had a nine-game winning streak. Their long-time icon, Chipper Jones, said he would retire at the end of the season if he didn’t hit better than he did […]

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Back to the Future: The SPORT Magazine 1969 Major League All-Stars

July 26, 2010 by Mike Lynch · 5 Comments

While going through my old magazines (again) I saw an article from the July 1964 issue of SPORT titled “A Look Into the Future: The 1969 All-Star Team” written by John Devaney.Â Devaney polled more than 50 big league managers, coaches, veteran players, writers and sportscasters to find the players whom they believed would be […]

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