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THE OTHER SIDE OF SPORTS (TOO) “85 Years of Baseball, Pro and Am”

THE OTHER SIDE OF SPORTS (TOO) “85 Years of Baseball, Pro and Am”

    DUNEDIN, FLA.–For the past 85 summers starting in 1930 the corner of Douglas Ave. and Beltrees has been the home for baseball in Dunedin, Florida. On the land given by Dunedin Mayor Albert Grant and named after him in 1938 the park has grown to give its personality to the area. In 1976 […]

“The Voice of the Blue Jays” goes in Hall

“The Voice of the Blue Jays” goes in Hall

(EDDIE MICHELS PHOTO) CLEARWATER, FLA.–Tom Cheek’s final resting place at Sylvan Abbey Memorial Gardens in Clearwater.  The “Voice of the Blue Jays” will be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Saturday when his widow Shirley accepts for him the 2013 Ford Frick Award in Cooperstown. Perhaps Blue Jays all-time franchise moment was Joe […]