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From the Joy of Sox blog.

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Steve Garvey is making the rounds with his new book My Bat Boy Days: Lessons I Learned from the Boys of Summer (Scribner). From Jackie Robinson, he learned about passion; from Gil Hodges, dignity He learned about faith from Sandy Koufax. “I’m Catholic but anyone who knew about Sandy his connection to his religion would […]

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Gene Carney wrote this review of the new bio on Eddie “Cocky” Collins. I always found it bizarre that of all the actors John Sayles could have found to portray the second baseman in the film version of Eight Men Out, he chose Bill Irwin, who at the time was known more for his silent […]

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“Old Reliable” turned 95 on Feb. 20. The Amazon Report: Five O’Clock Lightning: Ruth, Gehrig, Dimaggio, Mantle and the Glory Years of the Ny Yankees

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