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Literary birthday greetings: Jim Eisenreich

April 18, 2011

Eisenreich, who turns 52 today, managed to carve out a 15-year career despite suffering from Tourrette’s Syndrome. Dan Gutman wrote  Jim Eisenreich (Overcoming the Odds), part of a series of books for kids about athletes overcoming adversity of one kind or another.He also merits a chapter in Jack Walsh’s 2004 book, Baseball’s Good Guys: The […]

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* Happy birthday, Jim Eisenreich

April 18, 2008

The 49-year-old Eisenreich, a .290 hitter who played for several teams over a 15-year career, was perhaps more famous for dealing with Tourette’s Syndrome than his accomplishments on the field. His inspirational story is included in several books about the Phillies, for whom he played from 1993 (their pennant-winning season)-1996, as well medical books on […]

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