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The Old Ballgame
Monday, August 29, 2005
Frank Deford, an NPR Morning Edition weekly sports commentator, brings to life the earliest days of baseball with a look at two of the biggest players of the 1900s. His new book is titled The Old Ball Game: How John McGraw, Christy Mathewson, and the New York Giants Created Modern Baseball.
Music: Soundtrack to Field of Dreams, music by James Horner: "Field of Dreams"
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