Month: July 2014

  • The Tale of the Two Iron Horses, Part 1 of 2

    The Tale of the Two Iron Horses, Part 1 of 2

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    craig
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    Indulge me now some idle date-convergence musings. For many Americans — myself included — July 4, 1939 is known as the date Lou Gehrig gave his famous farewell address at Yankee Stadium (“… today I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth”). The “Iron Horse” has always been my favorite player,…