Almost posted a third time for emphasis
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Originally Posted by Den*nis O*Brien
There was a book published in 1995 entitled "Wild And Outside" by Stefan Fatsis ...Subtitled "how a renegade Minor League Revived the Spirit of Baseball in America's Heartland". The book delves into this subject of how the independent Northern league battled MLB. Anyone who is passionate about the hometown minors will find this an interesting read IMHO.
We lost our Minor League team in Wausau Wisconsin who played at historical and beautiful Athletic Park which is located i/2 block from Cub great Johnny Schmitz's life time home. but the city fathers were smart enough to fill the void with the Wausau Woodchucks a college summer league team. But a long history of A ball was cast into the dust bin. So many towns in Wisconsin lost in this struggle. Below is a link to the front of Athletic Park.
https://www.google.com/maps/uv?pb=!1...9gLRX9WR&hl=en |
And let us not forget the Woodchucks most famous alum, none other than Ben Zobrist. Games at Athletic Park I attended are indeed fond memories, as were the meals in the Blue Willow Cafe, where Johnny Schmitz was the local hero.
Other than that Wausau is quite forgettable.
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RAUCOUS SPORTS CARD FORUM MEMBER AND MONSTER FATHER.
GOOD FOR THE HOBBY AND THE FORUM WITH A VAULT IN AN UNDISCLOSED LOCATION FILLED WITH WORTHLESS NON-FUNGIBLES
274/1000 Monster Number
Last edited by frankbmd; 12-21-2021 at 07:15 PM.
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