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rsdsharp

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7. Hmmm. The last team Bill Veeck owned was the White Sox.

Reply to 303squadron (Reply #3)

Sat Oct 12, 2024, 06:30 PM

Oct 2024

Not sure you want to invoke him, and bring 121 loss vibes into this. How about Bob Feller? He was a good Iowa boy; a prickly SOB, but Iowa born and bred, and 266 Cleveland wins.

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I'd like to see Cleveland win it all. It's their turn; 1948 was a loooooong time ago. rsdsharp Oct 2024 #2

Face the Cuyahoga turn around three times 303squadron Oct 2024 #3

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Hmmm. The last team Bill Veeck owned was the White Sox. rsdsharp Oct 2024 #7

Bill Veeck owned the Cleveland team in 1948 303squadron Oct 2024 #11

Sigh. I know all of that. I also know he owned the Browns and sent midget Eddie Gaedel to bat. rsdsharp Oct 2024 #12

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