Previously, we've accompanied the storied executive Branch Rickey to Pittsburgh, then examined his first season of reasonable progress. But then we've followed him through three consecutive fall-off-a-cliff disaster years.
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Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
The Branch Rickey Pirates (Part Five: 1953-54)
Our journey with The Mahatma has taken him to Pittsburgh, then examined his modestly successful first season there. Then, alas, we encountered the disaster of 1952, and the minimal 1953 progress Rickey made in digging out of the pit he'd made for himself.
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Tuesday, April 7, 2009
The Branch Rickey Pirates (Part Four: 1952-53)
So far, we've brought The Mahatma to Pittsburgh, then we've followed him through his first, reasonably successful year. Then, alas, we've also examined his second, terrible, year.
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