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Article: The Collected Wisdom of Cal McLish.
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- Daily Oklahoman (Oklahoma City, OK)
- Article date:
- August 19, 2007
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Byline: Berry Tramel
Aug. 19--Calvin Coolidge Julius Caesar Tuskahoma McLish signed with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1944 out of Oklahoma City's Central High School. He spent 15 years as a major league pitcher and almost 20 years as a major league pitching coach, and as recently as 2006 worked part-time for the Seattle Mariners as a consultant. He has interacted with 21st century players and with Kenesaw Mountain Landis, who became baseball's commissioner in 1920.
People love all kinds of sports. Hell, they draw people to beach volleyball. It's something to follow. I guess if you follow politics or something, that wouldn't be much fun. I like all sports, ...