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The Sports Archives – 10 Famous MLB Players Who Call The Sunshine State Home!

Posted on January 23, 2014 by

During the 2012 annual governor’s conference on tourism in Orlando, a slogan was unveiled to convince visitors to stay one more night. Soon commercials showing tourists not yet ready to leave the state began airing, each one claiming that it … Continue reading →

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The Sports Archives – ‘Three Strikes; You’re Out!’ – How Baseball Got Started!

Posted on May 15, 2013 by

At the risk of assuming baseball started elsewhere, for purposes of this tidbit, we will presume the United States is the point of reference. Historically, however, two English games, Rounders and Cricket had influences on today’s sport of baseball. And … Continue reading →

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The Sports Archives Greatest Moments – remembering the “Say Hey Kid”

Posted on October 15, 2010 by

Willie Mays, nicknamed the “Say Hey Kid”, which may be credited to writer Barney Kremenko in 1951, having overheard Willie say out loud, ” ‘Say who’, ‘Say what,’ ‘Say where,’ ‘Say hey’ ” or maybe to Jimmy Cannon who termed … Continue reading →

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