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Posted by: FullTimeLurker ( )
Date: January 08, 2018 01:25PM
Joseph Smith and Baseball--Who Knew?

From Ken Burns Baseball Documentry: “In the 1830s, on the western frontier of Missouri, ball was the favorite sport of Joseph Smith, founder of a new religious sect called the Mormons

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Posted by: elderolddog ( )
Date: January 08, 2018 02:05PM
Re: Joseph Smith and Baseball--Who Knew?

Great find!

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Posted by: rutabaga ( )
Date: January 08, 2018 02:49PM
Re: Joseph Smith and Baseball--Who Knew?

I thought it was understood JS particulary enjoyed sliding into third.

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Posted by: Now a Gentile ( )
Date: January 08, 2018 03:31PM
Re: Joseph Smith and Baseball--Who Knew?

I wonder if there is a relation to Paul Dunn and his career in the major leagues.

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Posted by: readwrite ( )
Date: January 08, 2018 03:39PM
Re: Joseph Smith and Baseball--Who Knew?

He loved baseball like Missionaries today like basketball: chances for non-member CONversions.

That might explain his penchant for stealing. He sure couldn't pitch. He would have used too much Pine TAR (and feathers).

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