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Fred Merkle: A Glimpse at Baseball’s Biggest Scapegoat

Posted: 3rd May 2010 by Mike Cameron in MLB
It sounds a little sappy, but I believe that I was meant to write “Public Bonehead, Private Hero: The Real Legacy of Baseball’s Fred Merkle,” which is available at:  www.sportingchancepress.com To this day, many baseball fans still call Fred Merkle a “bonehead.”  I won’t rest until that stops.  The truth is the complete opposite in every respect.  Merkle was one of the smartest players ever to wear ...