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[McCook Daily Gazette] - At the request of Jim McConnell's son, pastor and auctioneer Johnny Walker "sells" a feed bunk at Jim McConnell's graveside services Saturday, April 7. "It was a unique touch, for a very unique person," Walker said of the request made by Harold "Hal"
THEN AND NOW: The ballpark hasn't lost its appeal
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[Whittier Daily News] - By Jim McConnell, Staff Writer Opening Day at Chavez Ravine, and the ballpark certainly doesn't look its age. But it's true, Dodger Stadium turns 50 today. Oh, in tried and true Hollywood fashion it's had some minor facelifts over the years.
THEN AND NOW: Baseball, books form nice combo
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[Whittier Daily News] - By Jim McConnell, Staff Writer The major leagues swing into action this week and so do major, and not-so-major, publishers as spring is the traditional time for baseball books to roll off the presses. "Bill Veeck: Baseball's Greatest Maverick" by Paul
BASEBALL: A Magical time for Dodgers fans
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[Los Angeles Daily News] - By Jim McConnell, Staff Writer Dodgers fans may well be witnessing a magical moment for the storied franchise with the news that a group including ex-Laker Magic Johnson has agreed to purchase the Dodgers for $2 billion. That's the take of former
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