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Ted Williams’ Former Florida Home Gone Fishin’ for a Buyer
The Splendid Splinter’s old fishing shack is back on the market. Well, maybe not shack. From Friday’s Wall Street Journal Mansion section: Ted Williams’s Florida Fishing Spot Goes on the Market In the Florida Keys, the onetime home of baseball … Continue reading
Vin Scully Celebrations: Globe 1, Herald 0
Vin Scully, the legendary 85-year-old broadcaster who has called Los Angeles Dodgers games for lo, these last 64 years, has just re-upped for 2014, and the Boston Globe’s Dan Shaughnessy paid tribute to him in Sunday’s edition. Vin Scully simply the best … Continue reading
New York Mets’ Jose Reyes Lowers Himself To Win NL Batting Title
In perhaps his final game with the New York Mets Wednesday night, vainglorious shortstop Jose Reyes made an inglorious exit. From the New York Times: Reyes, in Batting Race, Goes 1 for 1, Then Exits If Jose Reyes indeed played … Continue reading