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Episode 271: "Miracle on Grass"
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63 minutes
Released:
Sep 1, 2020
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Twenty years ago this month, Hall of Fame manager Tommy Lasorda led a group of minor leaguers to an improbable Gold Medal win over the mighty Cubans at the Summer Olympics in Australia. Author David Fanucchi, who was there to see the whole thing, joins us to discuss how Ben Sheets, Doug Mientkiewicz and the rest shocked the world. Support Baseball by the Book on Patreon: www.patreon.com/baseballbythe book
Released:
Sep 1, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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