by Kevin Burton Bronco Nation, sarcasm becomes you. The new NFL season is underway, in case you hadn’t noticed. One team, the Denver Broncos, could have used a little more pre-season practice, not just for its players but for its coaching staff. Denver blew a quite winnable game last Monday at …
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Here’s To Leo Foster And Old-school Ball
by Kevin Burton Gonna tell you everything I know about Leo Foster, then I’ll tell you why. Foster was a utility infielder who played parts of five seasons for the Atlanta Braves and New York Mets between 1971 and 1976. He hit .198 in 262 at bats. He had two home runs and …
Atlanta “Hammers” Name Would Honor Hank
by Kevin Burton In January I wrote about the great Hank Aaron in the context of including Negro League Statistics as official MLB stats (“Of Hank Aaron, Uncle Pint And Statistics,” Jan. 16). Sadly Aaron died a few days later, on Jan. 22, at the age of 86. Shortly after that an …
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