http://bsteve76.wordpress.com/2008/03/03/the-mick-the-braves-and-me/ All things SoCal, Georgia and between Tue, 08 Apr 2008 11:16:28 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://bsteve76.wordpress.com/2008/03/03/the-mick-the-braves-and-me/#comment-73 Baseball » The Mick, the Braves and me Mon, 03 Mar 2008 14:50:25 +0000 http://bsteve76.wordpress.com/?p=54#comment-73 [...] Matters East and West wrote an interesting post today on The Mick, the Braves and meHere’s a quick excerptSo I thought it would be time to look back and explain why baseball is in my blood….Sports Illustrated, in a 1992 article on famous short baseball players, mentioned my grandfather along with such luminaries as Hall of Famer Kirby Puckett….The dude had a good lifetime BA, not bad for a kid who had to sneak away from farm chores in North Carolina to practice baseball….The wonderful time known as spring training has begun, which means baseball teams are looking ahead…. [...] [...] Matters East and West wrote an interesting post today on The Mick, the Braves and meHere’s a quick excerptSo I thought it would be time to look back and explain why baseball is in my blood….Sports Illustrated, in a 1992 article on famous short baseball players, mentioned my grandfather along with such luminaries as Hall of Famer Kirby Puckett….The dude had a good lifetime BA, not bad for a kid who had to sneak away from farm chores in North Carolina to practice baseball….The wonderful time known as spring training has begun, which means baseball teams are looking ahead…. [...]

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