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Strange Trade
« on: September 11, 2014, 10:15:08 am »
I have never heard of this before.



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Re: Strange Trade
« Reply #1 on: September 11, 2014, 10:43:24 am »
It was pretty widely reported at the time, and came across as one more of those gosh aren't the 60s-70s crazy events.  It seemed to have less to do with baseball than times, which were a'changin'.
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Re: Strange Trade
« Reply #2 on: September 11, 2014, 01:37:52 pm »
It should come as no surprise that Fritz Peterson and Jim Bouton were best friends.
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Re: Strange Trade
« Reply #3 on: September 11, 2014, 01:58:23 pm »
very well known at the time.
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Re: Strange Trade
« Reply #4 on: September 11, 2014, 10:56:16 pm »
I remember when it happened.
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Re: Strange Trade
« Reply #5 on: September 23, 2014, 12:20:37 pm »
double switch?
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