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1900s All-Decade Team

Posted on November 6, 2017 by Dave Franks 3 comments

This is when the modern game, the one we know today consisting of the American and National League was born. It was 1901 when Ban Johnson made the AL a serious competitor of its big brother the NL. They quickly learned that not only was it better to play nice but they found they could thrive. The World Series was

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Ten Most Unbreakable Hitting Records

Posted on March 18, 2017 by Dave Franks One comment

As the saying goes, records are made to be broken. Baseball, however, is a sport that loves its records. They are treated as though they are living breathing entities not to be tampered with. The rules have largely remained the same since the first truly professional team took the field in 1869. This unique aspect allows us to compare the

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