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		<title>BBBTS has been canceled&#8230;..</title>
		<link>http://churchofbaseball.com/2011/07/11/bbbts-has-been-canceled/</link>
		<comments>http://churchofbaseball.com/2011/07/11/bbbts-has-been-canceled/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 01:01:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Church of BaseBall staff is sorry to announce that Mojo Video Marketing, to whom we made full payment in advance this past February, has failed to produce the scheduled “Ben Boy’s Bedtime Story” – “Women in Baseball”.   It was previously announced that it would air at 9 P.M. e.s.t., this evening.  The “Twisted Mind” [...]]]></description>
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		<title>And the answer to the June 25th Trivia question is . . .</title>
		<link>http://churchofbaseball.com/2011/07/03/and-the-answer-to-the-june-25th-trivia-question-is/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Jul 2011 17:15:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[FACTOID: Tip O&#8217;Neill.  Commonality is the name.  One was the longstanding Speaker of the House and lion of the Democratic Party during the middle of the 20th century; the baseball Tip O&#8217;Neill was an outfielder for the St. LouisBrowns in 1877. What was so exceptional about the year 1877 in base ball history?  This was a period of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Holiday Base Ball</title>
		<link>http://churchofbaseball.com/2011/07/03/holiday-base-ball/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Jul 2011 16:58:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The earliest accounts of base ball playing by grown men were usually on special occasions such as the end of bringing in the fall crops, barn raising, or holiday celebrations.   The following is the best early eyewitness account of a game, in 1838, observed by a Dr. Ford in Beechville, Ontario, Canada.  The Beechville Club v. Zorras [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IGNORING HISTORY CAN HAVE PERILOUS CONSEQUENCES</title>
		<link>http://churchofbaseball.com/2011/06/29/ignoring-history-can-have-perilous-consequences/</link>
		<comments>http://churchofbaseball.com/2011/06/29/ignoring-history-can-have-perilous-consequences/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 19:14:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[       The recent filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy by the McCourt “led” Dodgers has seeds from the past covering the coffin.  It is the latest example of short-term management decision-making; decisions based upon a complete ignorance of, or at best, disregard for the lessons that history tries to impart.  Unfortunately, very few in positions [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Script for &#8220;The Hot Stove League&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://churchofbaseball.com/2011/06/27/script-for-the-hot-stove-league/</link>
		<comments>http://churchofbaseball.com/2011/06/27/script-for-the-hot-stove-league/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 01:47:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[INTRO: &#8220;In the middle of the 19th century, base ball&#8217;s emergence coincided perfectly with growing health concerns.  Crowded urban populations were failing to get fresh air and exercise.  All base ball needed was a champion for its cause; someone who could proclaim its virtues of exercise, fresh air, teamwork and character building.  Henry Chadwick became that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AND the JUNE 25 Trivia Question is . . .</title>
		<link>http://churchofbaseball.com/2011/06/26/and-the-june-25-trivia-question-is/</link>
		<comments>http://churchofbaseball.com/2011/06/26/and-the-june-25-trivia-question-is/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jun 2011 16:33:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What famous 20th century American politician had something in common with the player with the highest single-season batting average in the 19th century (American Association &#38; National League)?]]></description>
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		<title>FAIR AND BALANCED: BASEBALL&#8217;S EVERLASTING PURSUIT</title>
		<link>http://churchofbaseball.com/2011/06/26/fair-and-balanced-baseballs-everlasting-pursuit/</link>
		<comments>http://churchofbaseball.com/2011/06/26/fair-and-balanced-baseballs-everlasting-pursuit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jun 2011 16:31:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The early years of base ball (it was two words in those days) witnessed typical scores like 87-36, 94-77, etc.  The New England version of playing often required a team to score 100 runs in order to claim victory!  With no gloves for fielders and the pitcher required to toss the ball underhanded to the preferred location [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AND the answer to the June 19th Trivia question is&#8230;.</title>
		<link>http://churchofbaseball.com/2011/06/24/and-the-answer-to-the-june-19th-trivia-question-is/</link>
		<comments>http://churchofbaseball.com/2011/06/24/and-the-answer-to-the-june-19th-trivia-question-is/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jun 2011 01:03:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cobadmin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Harry Frazee &#8211; in order to finance his theatrical plays &#038; make a back payment on a delinquent moprtgage. The winner was John Sharp from Jacksonville, Florida &#8211; who follows the COBB on twitter. Mr. Frazee, Red Sox owner was in a financial bind. He had missed a $125,00 mortgage payment &#038; needed money to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BASE BALL BECAME THE NATIONAL PASTIME IN 1856?</title>
		<link>http://churchofbaseball.com/2011/06/22/base-ball-became-the-national-pastime-in-1856/</link>
		<comments>http://churchofbaseball.com/2011/06/22/base-ball-became-the-national-pastime-in-1856/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 15:15:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Weekly newspapers were the primary disseminators of cultural, theatrical, and sporting news. There were three weeklies during the 1850s with the phrase &#8220;Spirit of the Times&#8221; as part of their masthead. As base ball emerged alongside the already established game of cricket, editors learned that base ball news sold newspapers, so conversely, newspapers pushed hard [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The June 19th Trivia Question of the day is&#8230;..</title>
		<link>http://churchofbaseball.com/2011/06/19/the-june-19th-trivia-question-of-the-day-is/</link>
		<comments>http://churchofbaseball.com/2011/06/19/the-june-19th-trivia-question-of-the-day-is/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jun 2011 14:15:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What was the name of the Boston Red Sox owner who sold Babe Ruth to the Yankees and why did he need a loan from the Yankee owners?  Email your answer to trivia@churchofbaseball.com and win a free COBB laminated membership card (include your address and preferred 6-8 character USER NAME.)]]></description>
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