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August 10, 2009

In this piece from the Hartford Courant, author Curt Smith (Voices of Summer: Ranking Baseball’s 101 All-Time Best Announcers)  recalls the classic days of baseball on the radio, replete with advertisements the broadcasters managed to squeeze in whenever they could.

One of the neat things about minor league baseball is the advertising signage from local establishments. During the recent SABR convention, a number of us went to see the Potomac Nationals, a Single-A affiliate of the Washington club. I doubt there was an inch of wall-space that wasn’t covered with an ad. They even built parts of the wall high to accommodate.

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