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Literary birthday greetings, Dirk Hayhurst and Gorgeous George

March 24, 2011

The latest in the line of ballplayers/authors turns 30 today. Hayhurst signed as a free agent with the Tampa Bay Rays after the Toronto Blue Jays released him in November. he had spent the entire 2010 season on the D.L. The Bullpen Gospels: Major League Dreams of a Minor League Veteran Also marking the date: […]

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* Happy birthday, George Sisler

March 24, 2008

The Hall of Famer was born this day in 1893. “Gorgeous George” languished with the browns for most of his career, compiling a lietime .340 average. He twice batted over .400 and was the 1922 American League MVP. Perhaps he was more proud of the fact that two of his sons, Dick and Dave, went […]

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