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Originally posted by Eckstein 4 Prez
3) Baseball exploded in popularity right around the turn of the century, so guys like Sam Crawford and Christy Mathewson are remembered, and guys like George Van Haltren and Kid Nichols are forgotten.
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Kid Nichols was awesome. It's a shame he didn't have Cy Young's longevity, because the first 10 years that they were contemporaries he was generally a better pitcher.
Jason
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"In 1973, the year I first ran for Congress, the House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce concluded a year-long investigation that found--and I quote--'drug use exists...in all sports and levels of competition...In some instances, the danger of improper drug use--primarily amphetamines and anabolic steroids--can only be described as alarming'"
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