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Originally Posted by baseballart
A Muffin might look for morning glory, but in 19th century terms, was a name for a fan.
I did recently see an ad for this book in a MA newspaper. As you can see however, the add refers to a "Muffer", which presumably only Mr. Sloate is able to define.
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I believe a muffin in 18th century base ball lingo refers to a rookie or an inexperienced player, not a fan.