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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

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KEYWORDS: baseball; realtime
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1 posted on 04/18/2009 6:29:32 AM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson
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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.


2 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))
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To: Homer_J_Simpson

In those days, professional baseball players needed jobs in the off-season.

They were a hardier lot.


3 posted on 04/18/2009 6:50:19 AM PDT by Peter W. Kessler (Dirt is for racing... asphalt is for getting there.)
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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


4 posted on 04/18/2009 7:11:40 AM PDT by Loyal Buckeye
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To: Loyal Buckeye

“Just a bit outside.”


5 posted on 04/18/2009 8:13:43 AM PDT by dfwgator (1996 2006 2008 - Good Things Come in Threes)
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To: Homer_J_Simpson

This I believe was Lou Gehrig’s last season. He retired in May.


6 posted on 04/18/2009 12:57:26 PM PDT by fkabuckeyesrule (Go Calgary!!!!!!!)
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