[Homer_J_Simpson]

Free Republic University, Department of History presents World War II Plus 70 Years: Seminar and Discussion Forum
First session: September 1, 2009. Last date to add: September 2, 2015.
Reading assignment: New York Times articles delivered daily to students on the 70th anniversary of original publication date. (Previously posted articles can be found by searching on keyword “realtime”.)
To add this class to or drop it from your schedule notify Admissions and Records (Attn: Homer_J_Simpson) by freepmail. Those on the Realtime +/- 70 Years ping list are automatically enrolled. Course description, prerequisites and tuition information is available at the bottom of Homer’s profile.

[Homer_J_Simpson]

Ping.

[KarlInOhio]

Still rooting for the Reds to pull this out when it gets back to Crosley Field. But then I'm rooting for the Poles on your other threads.

[henkster]

This is kind of an “off” world series. What I mean is, where are the stars? I recognize DiMaggio for the Yankees, but I don’t see any other Hall of Fame names on either roster. And the Yankees won the AL going away. There were still plenty of other stars out there in the late 30’s, but maybe other than Williams and DiMaggio, a lot of them were past their prime.

Seems like a dry period before the war, and the new crop of great players won’t come around until the decade after the war; players like Robinson, Aaron, Mays, Mantle, Musial, Williams in his prime, etc...