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Most valuable baseball cards of the 1990s

Dave Farquhar — Mon, 04 Sep 2017 11:00:13 +0000

Baseball cards were big in the 1980s, which led to overproduction and the baseball card bubble. That overproduction spilled over into the 1990s, and so did some of baseball’s scandals. Between that, and so many people buying and preserving cards during

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The death of Lyman Bostock

Dave Farquhar — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 00:47:17 +0000

Thirty years ago next week, during a heated division title race with the Kansas City Royals, star California Angels outfielder Lyman Bostock was murdered in Gary, Indiana at the age of 27.

ESPN has a tribute.

He's the best baseball player you've never heard of, and quite possibly also the greatest human being you never heard of.

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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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How to reinvigorate the Royals

Dave Farquhar — Sun, 29 Sep 2002 19:05:57 +0000

Please indulge me one last time this season to write about my beloved, who have currently lost 99 games and are going to make one last valiant attempt to avoid losing 100 this year.

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This year, Selig outshines even Steinbrenner

Dave Farquhar — Tue, 06 Aug 2002 05:00:17 +0000

Even a fool, when he keeps silent, is considered wise; when he closes his lips, he is considered prudent. --Proverbs 17:28

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They don’t make ’em like Lyman Bostock anymore

Dave Farquhar — Thu, 27 Jun 2002 03:39:43 +0000

Sports Illustrated's Rick Reilly:

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The Kansas City Royals, where everything is wrong

Dave Farquhar — Sun, 21 Apr 2002 07:17:04 +0000

I was pretty happy that the Royals were just a game under .500 a week ago. That's good for them. After all, their closer, Roberto Hernandez, has been injured all year. Other players are nursing injuries as well. Even the team trainer, Nick Schwartz, is hobbling around on crutches.

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It’s time for Tony Muser to hit the road

Dave Farquhar — Sat, 05 May 2001 17:24:05 +0000

You lost me, Tony Muser.

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