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Article: Big Leaguers: Central Mass/ players in the majors; Athol to Millville: Our towns proud of their MLB heroes.(SPORTS)
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- Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)
- Article date:
- July 19, 2009
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Byline: Bill Ballou
There is nothing a Central Mass. person likes more than a bargain, but a couple of things come close.
Fried clams, a hot fudge sundae with coffee ice cream, and baseball are not far behind.
For this region, baseball has been more than merely a spectator sport. Along the way, we've sent dozens of players to the major leagues. Some have been up for little more than tryouts, a couple have been Hall of Famers and many have had long, productive careers.
One of the beauties of computers is that they make it easy to create lists. One of the drawbacks is that computers don't know history and tradition and nuance. So, the ...