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START HERE: How About a Baseball Story?
We know a few good ones.
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Arms and Armor - Part 2
How the first modern “safety cap” was invented in the early 1940s. Just don’t call it a helmet.
Dec 11
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Paul Jackson
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Arms and Armor - Part 1
In 1941, baseball players started wearing helmets. All it took was an obsessive executive, a world-renowned neurologist, and a historic swarm of bean…
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Programming Notes and Power Points
It’s really just one of each, but the plural sounded better.
Dec 5
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Clash of the Gardeners
In the 1970s the ground of Baltimore’s Memorial Stadium nourished a hypercompetitive friendship and the biggest tomatoes in sports.
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Jackie Robinson’s Bad Bounce
On a stormy night in 1954, a baseball hero let his temper (and his bat) get away from him.
Nov 24
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Cash Grab - Part 2 of 2
The history of baseball’s “cash scramble” promotion, from the highest of highs to the lowest of lows.
Nov 17
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Cash Grab - Part 1 of 2
When baseball’s popularity waned, a creative and determined promoter threw money at the problem...but only in small bills.
Nov 10
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