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The father of baseball

Posted by: | November 19, 2011 | No Comment |

America’s pastime. The father must be one of the all-time great players like Ruth, Mantle, or Aaron. Wrong. The father of the game is none other than Henry Chadwick. Chadwick was the first ever sports reporter. But beyond that, Chadwick was a pioneer of baseball, as stated on his Hall of Fame plaque. He enhanced […]

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Calling the game

Posted by: | September 13, 2011 | No Comment |

Manager John Schiffner sees me coming from his perch in the dugout and makes sure to put on his hat. His hair is a little disheveled today, and wouldn’t look very good on camera. Ten years ago this scenario would never have played out in the small town of Chatham, Massachusetts. Ten years ago the Cape Cod […]

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