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a brief social history of african-american baseball

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Published Feb. 20, 2010 at 8:49 a.m.
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center fielder oscar charleston, hall of famer, hit .348 for his career and ranks fourth on bill james' list of all time great baseball players ... View full size photo » ... hola amigos, i know it's been a long time since i rapped at ya posted something substantive but i've been unable to keep up with my sources on revisiting negro league baseball. when i have had time to read, i've been simply unable to put down "the soul of baseball: a trip through buck o'neill's america" by joe posnanski,

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Illinois Politics: Knives, Prostitutes and The Mob

Published Feb. 4, 2010 at 11:40 p.m.
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Illinois Governor Pat Quinn has a problem ... His running mate, Scott Lee Cohen, was arrested in 2005 for putting a knife to a prostitute's neck. And Thursday that was just a small part of Illinois' political action ...

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No Politics, Just Party

Published Dec. 9, 2009 at 1:00 a.m.

ArtDimensions' Off the Wall at City Hall event (this year marks the third annual) is always such a fun time. For starters there's a diversity of entertainment you don't find at many parties, with dance and musical performances, as well as live art, free eats, an art sale and more — it's ...

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The circus continues: Limbaugh, Checketts and the St. Louis Rams

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Published Oct. 15, 2009 at 3:05 p.m.
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More photos » ... AP ... Plenty of blame to go around ... Browse more photos » ... In or out, and now he's out, you knew that the Rush Limbaugh, St. Louis Rams firestorm wasn't going to go away this easily ... El Rushbo used his removal from Dave Checketts' group of prospective buyers to drum up ratings for his show today, lashing out at those he felt were responsible. It's sadly predictable ... and avoidable ... Regardless of where you fall on the left or right spectrum and your opinion on

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A reminder to the TST community

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Published Oct. 8, 2009 at 9:39 a.m.

There's nothing I hate more than having to step in and remind people how to act like adults in the comments. It's stupid. My personal feeling is that if you can deliberately post a comment, then you should have the ability to police what you say. Apparently, that's not the case ... There's nothing like a winless season and a political ideologue to bring out the best in people. First and foremost, we limit the conversation here to the Rams and football in general. Yes, we can debate the merits of

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Tibetan Dispatch

Published Sept. 10, 2009 at 1:54 p.m.
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Hey there all you STLDP followers ... This is Son O Strangetastes, dutifully following this order from the proprieter: ... Hey if any of the iPhone pix are clear enough post them to the blog for me with a little explanation. No blogger here ... Ah the magic of technology crossed with politics and geography! This is the Potala Palace in Lhasa, apparently taken from mom and dad's view of it from their lunch table ... Jealous! Looking forward to more ...

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From the Blog: Lawn-mower drunks, Juan Encarnación now playing politics, and ancient Cahokian savages

Published Aug. 12, 2009 at 12:00 a.m.

Warning: Lawn Mower Drunks are on the Loose ... Yes, the corn is getting high. The cicadas are singing, and rednecks are fueling up on booze and mounting their lawn tractors. Must be socks-and-sandals weather in Missouri ... As if on cue, on August 3 the Joplin Globe in southweste ...

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We Got the Beat: The English Beat's Dave Wakeling, on pop, politics and his band's future

Published Aug. 12, 2009 at 12:00 a.m.

The Beat emerged from Birmingham, England, in 1979. Buoyed by Dave Wakeling's impassioned, socially aware lyrics, the sextet fused reggae and ska rhythms with a soul-based backbeat. Wakeling's songs mixed the heart-on-sleeve tenderness and emotional complexity favored by the best singer-songwrite ...

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Tales of (past) front office intrigue at Rams Park

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Published July 25, 2009 at 7:22 a.m.

Politics, revolutions, general managers and coaches ... the behind-the-scenes tales of intrigue that come out of regime changes are always fascinating. Why would things be any different for the St. Louis Rams? We start our Saturday with some insight into the last days of Jim Haslett and John Shaw and the old Rams leadership.  ... After taking over for Linehan, Haslett apparently wanted to make some changes, firing a few assistant coaches. He didn't reveal who that would have been in the Post

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Joan Baez

Published July 15, 2009 at 12:00 a.m.

For those who find Joan Baez 's icy soprano, righteous politics and self-regard too much to bear, give her another listen. Not to Joan Baez 5 (how many self-titled albums does one folk empress need?), but to her last two studio albums: Dark Chords on a Big Guitar and Day Af ...

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