Posts By Doug Gladstone
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3.4KMLBFormer Red Sox outfielder Joe Lahoud headed to Egypt to continue efforts to bring baseball to Middle Eastern youth
Former Major League Baseball (MLB) player Joe Lahoud, whose paternal grandparents were from Lawrence, is getting ready to go on a very...
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1.1KBonusBaseball: When pitchers and batters become ministers and deacons
“I believe in the Church of Baseball. I’ve tried all the major religions and most of the minor ones. I’ve worshipped Buddha,...
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604MLBA Christmas Eve Appeal to Tony Clark
A Christmas Eve Appeal to Tony Clark Mr. Clark, Good morning. Well, it’s happened again. Another of the pre-1980 players without pensions,...
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666MLBMLB: $814 Million in FA Salaries, But Squat for Retirees w/o Pensions
Retired MLB ballplayer Carmen Fanzone, of Sherman Oaks, turned 78-years-old this past August. The previous month, Fanzone, who suffers from congestive heart...
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406MLBMarin Voice: Former MLB players in Marin not getting their due
San Rafael resident Bill Wakefield knows a lot about the toy business. That’s because he worked as an off-shore buyer for Mattel...
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644MLBGerrit Cole should thank Reno’s Jim Woods
Hopefully, free-agent pitcher Gerrit Cole will soon reveal to the world where he’s going to play baseball next season. When agent Scott Boras...
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891MLBRandy McGilberry: A Wrong That Needs To Be Corrected
Randy McGilberry knows a wrong when he sees one. So he knows that Tony Clark, who is the head of the Major...
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466MLBTony Clark Has Ice Water Running Through His Veins
Prince Albert Sports Hall of Famer Dave Pagan knows a thing or two about living in the cold. Growing up in Nipawin,...
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473MLBOzzie Osborn: Welcome to Tony Clark’s Wicked World
Ozzie Osborn doesn’t receive a Major League Baseball (MLB) pension. Not the former reality television star and singer with the heavy metal...
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595MLBMajor League Baseball: No Way to Honor #42’s Memory
There are 626 retired men and their families who played Major League Baseball who are being denied pensions by both the league...