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On this day, 66 years ago, baseball lost a true D-Day hero. Lefty Brewer, owned by the Washington Senators, died fighting for his country more than 3,000 miles from home. Francis Field, home of the St. Augustine Saints of the Florida State League, was a magical place during the summer of 1938. As the smell […]
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Bryce Harper had no where to go but down after being hyped as Lebron James last June. Â Questions arose after uneven moments in his play last summer, then again at the start of the college season. Â Nationals GM, Mike Rizzo, who will pick first in the amateur draft in three months, must decide whether the […]
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