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Canadian baseball

Does very late news qualify as fake news?

December 16, 2016

Because it’s not really news now, is it? So how should we respond when we read that Kevin Pillar, the outstanding defensive outfielder for the Toronto Blue Jays, was injured and placed on the 15-day disabled list. Yes, he was — in August. But this story in the Ottawa Citizen story carries a December 14 […]

Tagged as: Canadian baseball, Kevin Pillar, Newspapers

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Baseball Bookshelf almanac, July 1

July 1, 2013

Born this date: 1916 – Bob Prince, announcer (d. 1985) We Had ‘Em All the Way: Bob Prince & His Pittsburgh Pirates Lest we forget: 2008 – Jules Tygiel, author (b. 1949) Baseball’s Great Experiment: Jackie Robinson and His Legacy Past Time: Baseball As History\ Extra Bases: Reflections on Jackie Robinson, Race, and Baseball History […]

Tagged as: Bob Prince, Canadian baseball, Jackie Robinson, Jules Tygiel, Pittsburgh Pirates, Rube Waddell

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