Pete Rose belongs in the Hall of Fame. Shoeless Joe has no place there: http://baseballcrank.com/archives2/2000/06/baseball_shoele.php … (My view of what Rose did has changed some since that column 19 years ago, but not my conclusions; my view of Shoeless Joe hasn't).https://twitter.com/Ecnerwal23/status/1159470843614892032 …
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I believe the Field of Dreams game will be the first time major league baseball has been played in Iowa since 1875; the Keokuk Westerns of the National Association lasted only 13 games. Their star, Charley Jones, would play until 1888.https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/WES/1875.shtml …
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I believe the Negro Leagues never had a franchise in Iowa, but there was a history of black semi-pro ball in Cedar Rapidshttps://www.thegazette.com/subject/life/people-places/black-history-month-eastern-iowa-proved-fertile-ground-for-black-baseball-20170205 …
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6 Hall of Famers were from Iowa: Cap Anson, Fred Clarke, Bob Feller, Dazzy Vance, Red Faber, & Dave Bancroft. Feller's probably the most identified with the state, since he was still attending high school there in 1936-37 after striking out 77 batters in 62 IP for the Indians.
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In the mid-1930s, Iowa was Cubs country, but radio broadcasts had limited reach, so Cubs games were re-created on radio from teletype as they happened. A young broadcaster from Illinois did Cubs games that way from Des Moines for his first job before leaving for Hollywood.pic.twitter.com/5biGCMRBje
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Moonlight Graham.
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He will walk up to the mic during the seventh inning stretch, say "Disney sucks", and walk away.
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YES OMG YES.
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James Earl Jones should be in the Hall of Fame! And at this game announcing the starting lineups.
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