FANALYTICS: Appalachian Odyssey, Part 3

I don't often write about topics that are unrelated to our primary focus here at BaseballHQ.com, but those rare columns tend to get a very positive response, and they are fun for me to write. If you're not interested, feel free to click away; there's plenty of other terrific content here and I've got some interesting fanalytic material coming in future weeks.

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Recapping parts 1 and 2...

Growing up in New York City in the 1960s and 70s, just miles from two major league teams, I had my own perceptions of what baseball was supposed to be about. Each game was a major event, attended by tens of thousands of people, and run by highly professional organizations. When anyone talked about the minor leagues back then, I always envisioned...

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