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My first 1935 Goudey card: Joe Vosmik

Dave Farquhar — Sat, 03 Jan 2015 11:00:42 +0000

Dad and I were at the late, lamented World of Baseball Cards on Lemay Ferry Road in south St. Louis County sometime in the late 1980s, flipping through vintage cards. Among the old cards in the pile was a 1935

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Let Eric Hosmer hit second

Dave Farquhar — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 17:00:55 +0000

Yesterday, the Cleveland Indians humiliated the Kansas City Royals 8-3 in what really looked like a showdown between two bad teams. Neither team played especially well, but the Indians were less bad. And in any given game, less bad is

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Remembering 11 September 2001

Dave Farquhar — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 13:17:02 +0000

I was on my way to work when they said on the radio something was wrong. The details were scarce, but an airplane had hit one of the towers of the World Trade Center. Then the other. And as I

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Mazzarro: A never-give-up story

Dave Farquhar — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 02:58:24 +0000

Last night, Vin Mazzarro pitched 7 shutout innings for the Kansas City Royals. Normally, that’s not exactly news. Seven shutout innings is commendable, but it’s 9 innings (a complete game) that makes it newsworthy. And maybe that’s why not a

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Who is Bob Feller? An American hero

Dave Farquhar — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 01:02:29 +0000

The answer: On December 7, 1941, this ace of the Cleveland Indians and the winningest pitcher in the American League, was driving to meet with his general manager to sign a contract for the 1942 season and decided to enlist in

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Salary cap? Baseball needs something

Dave Farquhar — Thu, 19 Feb 2004 00:16:39 +0000

Funny how now that the New York Yankees have added the most expensive sports contract in history, Alex Rodriguez, to their already outrageously priced roster, suddenly the freespending Boston Red Sox, owner of the second-most expensive sports contract in history and the second-highest payroll in baseball, are calling for a salary cap.

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Hey Royals: This St. Louisan still believes

Dave Farquhar — Sun, 21 Sep 2003 22:38:47 +0000

OK, OK. So I was in Kansas City over the weekend for a Promise Keepers event, and I saw the Royals' obituary in the Kansas City Star yesterday. It was a great season, they said, but it's over.

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Tell Pete Rose to crawl back under his rock

Dave Farquhar — Sat, 14 Dec 2002 03:32:07 +0000

Pete Rose really isn't worth this sentence.

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Phillies’ signing of Thome is about confidence, not wins

Dave Farquhar — Tue, 03 Dec 2002 00:55:24 +0000

The Phillies just signed the most popular slugger in Cleveland Indians' history, inking a 6-year, $87 million deal.

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I can’t figure out what to write about so I’ll write about everything I can think of.

Dave Farquhar — Wed, 12 Dec 2001 06:01:18 +0000

Cars. I just found out today that one of my coworkers owns four vehicles. And that's not counting his Harley. I wondered the same thing everyone else did: What's a single guy need four cars for?

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