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Major League Openers (4/18/39)
Microfiche-New York Times archives, McHenry Library, U.C. Santa Cruz
| 4/18/39
| John Drebinger
Posted on 04/18/2009 6:29:31 AM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson


TOPICS: History; Sports
KEYWORDS: baseball; realtime
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To: fredhead; r9etb; PzLdr; dfwgator; Paisan; From many - one.; rockinqsranch; GRRRRR; 2banana; ...
The weather has been bad east of the Mississippi, but the National League managed to get their season opened.
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posted on
04/18/2009 6:31:35 AM PDT
by
Homer_J_Simpson
("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
To: Homer_J_Simpson
In those days, professional baseball players needed jobs in the off-season.
They were a hardier lot.
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posted on
04/18/2009 6:50:19 AM PDT
by
Peter W. Kessler
(Dirt is for racing... asphalt is for getting there.)
To: Homer_J_Simpson
The article says Roosevelt would be no be available to throw out the first pitch. So in honor of this non event, here is another socialist Dem throwing out the first pitch.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVMiJdHTfUo
To: Loyal Buckeye
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posted on
04/18/2009 8:13:43 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
(1996 2006 2008 - Good Things Come in Threes)
To: Homer_J_Simpson
This I believe was Lou Gehrig’s last season. He retired in May.
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