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Arky Vaughan
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| Fleitz, David. More Ghosts in the Gallery. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland Publishing Co., 2007
| Ralph Moses
Posted on 03/15/2026 4:48:14 PM PDT by kawhill
He had nearly fomented a player strike in 1943, when he became irate over manager Leo Durocher’s reprimanding a teammate in the press. He then quit the team at the end of the season and sat out three full years before returning in 1947.
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TOPICS: History; Sports
KEYWORDS: arkyvaughan; leodurocher; mlb; playing; shortstop
It's almost baseball season.
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posted on
03/15/2026 4:48:14 PM PDT
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kawhill
To: kawhill
I always enjoy this kind of pose. Thanks.
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posted on
03/15/2026 5:30:20 PM PDT
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Migraine
To: Migraine
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posted on
03/15/2026 5:30:52 PM PDT
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Migraine
To: kawhill
Arky's stats. The Pirates were blessed with the two greatest shortstops, although of course Honus was incomperable.
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posted on
03/15/2026 5:33:55 PM PDT
by
Hebrews 11:6
(Quick! Who said, "We're having a Bosco party! Bring a spoon, and wear something brown." ?)
To: kawhill
Play Ball! The US advances to the finals of the World Baseball Classic. It will either be a rematch with Italy, or a rematch with (ahem) Venezuela...
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03/15/2026 8:28:25 PM PDT
by
fhayek
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