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This entry was posted by rightwingprof on June 6, 2007 at 8:46 am under Free Thread. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

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  1. The Florida Masochist says:

    Tell it to Estonia

    Russia certainly is a threat to some of its neighbors. Did President Bush forget this news?

    TALLINN, Estonia: When the Estonian authorities began removing a bronze statue of a World War II-era Soviet soldier from a park in this Baltic seaport …

    June 6, 2007, 10:48 am

  4. The Florida Masochist says:

    Former New York Yankee Clete Boyer dead at 70

    He was a member of five New York Yankee World Series teams. He also had 2 brothers, Ken and Cloyd, who played in the major leagues. Being an old Strat-O-Matic, I ‘m well acquainted with Clete. He was an excellent glove man, but not much of a hitter. …

    June 6, 2007, 11:50 am

  5. Matthew K. Tabor says:

    It was with sadness that those of us who live in Cooperstown heard of Clete’s death. He had been a fixture in town for some years now, and it was a remarkable thing to hear a former MLB player, especially from a golden era of the game, talk candidly about his career. The Yankees of Clete’s era can’t be blamed for today’s Evil Empire, and Clete’s honest, genuine reminiscing about his own experiences in the game, rooming with the Mick, the World Series, etc. commanded respect and adoration even from those, like myself, who identify with the Red Sox Nation.

    I think Clete’s legacy will be solid - his defense, surprisingly in our era of offense, seems to get some attention. As much as I can’t stand mediocre players like David Eckstein, I have to admit that his career has reminded many fans of silent achievers in baseball history. Clete was an everyday legend whose contributions happened not to show well on the back of a baseball card.

    June 6, 2007, 4:51 pm