It was inevitable someone in minor-league baseball would jump on the whole Manti Te’o weirdness and come out with a promo. Ladies and gentleman, we have a winner: the Florence Freedom (independent; Frontier League), who announced plans for a girlfriend bobblehead. Manti Te’o is the Notre Dame linebacker and Heisman Trophy finalist whose road to […]
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One more anniversary to note: the roots of Ball Four
In a year full of notable anniversaries — Fenway Park, Oriole Park, Tiger Stadium — one more to celebrate: fifty years ago, Jim Bouton joined the New York Yankees, setting the stage for Ball Four. It’s safe to say Ball Four completely changed the way baseball books were written, raising the genre past hagiography to […]