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Baseball and pop culture

The problem with society today

December 5, 2013

Football-looking image, but the sentiment applies to baseball as well.

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Announcement: Negro Leagues baseball exhibit opens

August 9, 2013

The Cleveland County Arts Council, 111 S. Washington St., Shelby, OH, will host Baseball as Art: A Negro League Retrospective through Aug. 29. From ShelbyStar.com: The Arts Council is hosting the exhibit in conjunction with the American Legion World Series Tournament. This exhibit features six diverse artists that share a love of baseball and the […]

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Happy quasquicentennial, Casey!

June 6, 2013

A fair share of the recent Cooperstown Baseball Symposium considered myriad aspects of Casey at the Bat, which celebrates its 125th anniversary this month. The esteemed sportswriter Frank Deford was the keynote speaker for the event. Deford contributed a speculative article, “Huge Commotion in Mudville” to the July 18, 1988 issue of Sports Illustrated. Shortly […]

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Tagged as: Casey at the bat, Ernest Thayer, Frank Deford

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