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The Legend of Hugo Bezdek
The Legend of Hugo Bezdek
The story of the only man to manage in the Major Leagues and coach a professional football team. Hugo Bezdek was born on April 1 st , 1884 in Bohemia, a country that would later split into Czechoslovakia.
We Are Now Pirates!!!
We Are Now Pirates!!!
themilliondollararm.com — Special blog from both Rinku and Dinesh… On November 24, 2008, Rinku Singh and Dinesh Kumar Patel... made Indian Sports History becoming the first athletes from that country to sign professional sports contracts here in the USA. Monday our ... (more) We Are Now Pirates!!!
A Passage To India?
A Passage To India?
bugsandcranks.com — Talk about change.When Dave Littlefield and Kevin McClatchy ran the Pirates, I’m not sure there were scouts... assigned to cover Indiana. With Frank Coonelly and Neal Huntington running the show now, there’s word today that the Pirates have ... (more) A Passage To India?
The End of a Grand Experiment
The End of a Grand Experiment
shysterball.blogspot.com — In the normal course I would never devote a post to the fact that a terrible, eighth-year... pitcher has declared minor league free agency. Most terrible, eighth-year pitchers who declare minor league free agency, however, aren't John Van Benschoten . ... (more) The End of a Grand Experiment
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