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2 weeks ago

Going under the hood Not me, said the little red hen...

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3 weeks ago

Huh? The games don't matter? Remembering those Meridian Park nights

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2 months ago

My three hits with Pete Rose As Reds' manager, one-on-one, an excerpt from "Last Time Out"

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2 months ago

Ted and Joe - Talk about a rivalry! I did a deep dive in my "Diamond Duels"

Ted and Joe - Talk about a rivalry! open.substack.com/pub/johnnogo... #TedWilliams #JoeDiMaggio #DiamondDuels #LastTimeOut #JohnNogowski #MLBHallofFamers

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2 months ago

Saying goodbye to The Mick An excerpt from my book "Last Time Out"

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2 months ago

Those baseball outliers - Surprises! Let's talk some baseball on Jan. 24 at Books A Million

Those baseball outliers - Surprises! open.substack.com/pub/johnnogo... #DiamondDuels #LastTimeOut #Baseball #StanMusial #TedWilliams #TonyGwynn #Hallorfame #JohnNogowski

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4 months ago

On writin' for friends Here's No. 553 with Vonnegut and ChatGPT's advice

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4 months ago

The pause that refreshes A grateful Substacker welcomes his readers

The pause that refreshes open.substack.com/pub/johnnogo... #DiamondDuels #LastTImeOut #BobDylanADescriptiveCriticalDiscography #TeachingHuckleberryFinn #NashuaHowRonaldReaganledustoDonaldTrump #Substack #JohnNogowski

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5 months ago

Hey, Kershaw: Baseball Don't Care Baseball goodbyes are almost always historically messy. This wasn't.

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5 months ago

"And then I wrote..." For new subscribers, folks who didn't know, new friends

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6 months ago

A personal discovery in a new section Writing for the Op-Ed pages opens a whole new world...

A personal discovery in a new section open.substack.com/pub/johnnogo... #Sportswriters #BobbyKnight #MiddlesexNews #JohnNogowski #Op-EdPages #Aging #DiamondDuels #LastTimeOut

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6 months ago

My 500th Substack! Wow! A weak moment, don't hold it against me, it's only one verse

My 500th Substack! Wow! open.substack.com/pub/johnnogo... #JohnNogowski #FSUBasketball #PatKennedy #DiamondDuels #LastTImeOut #500thSubstack #TallahasseeDemocrat

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6 months ago

Blessings, blessings for you all Couldn't send flowers or candy, I tried sending some smiles

Blessings, blessings for you all open.substack.com/pub/johnnogo... #JohnNogowski #Nogo #Diamondduels #LastTImeOut #BobDylanADescriptiveCriticalDiscography #TeachingHuckleberryFinn #NashuaHowRonaldReaganledustoDonaldTrump

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6 months ago

Howdy, friends.. come say hi! "Diamond Duels" book signing Saturday in Thomasville

Howdy, friends.. come say hi! open.substack.com/pub/johnnogo... #DiamondDuels #JohnNogowski #Baseballhistory #TheBookshelf #ThomasvilleTimesEnterprise #ThomasvilleGeorgia #HankAaron #MickeyMantle #PeteRose #BaseballHallofFame

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6 months ago

Timing is everything, isn't it? Nogo's grand slam looked great -- on the replay

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6 months ago

Timing is everything, isn't it? Nogo's grand slam looked great -- on the replay

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7 months ago

What would Ted hit today? If you could bring the 1941 Ted Williams to our current game...

What would Ted hit today? open.substack.com/pub/johnnogo... #TedWilliams #BostonRedSox #400hitter #HallofFame #Cooperstown #SandyKoufax #BobGibson #TomSeaver #JuanMarichal #PedroMartinez #RandyJohnson #BobFeller #DiamondDuels

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7 months ago

Gridiron greatness (9th grade) Don't dare mess with those Fairgrounds Falcons

Gridiron greatness (9th grade) open.substack.com/pub/johnnogo... #FairgroundsJrHigh #Nashua #Football #Diamondduels #JohnNogowski #ChuckMarquis

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7 months ago

Talese profiles Joe DiMaggio "The Silent Season Of A Hero" - a classic

Talese profiles Joe DiMaggio open.substack.com/pub/johnnogo... #JoeDIMaggio #GayTalese #NewYorkYankees #EsquireMagazine #BaseballHallOfFame #MarilynMonroe #DiamondDuels

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7 months ago

The joy of Strat-O-Matic baseball All you needed was three dice and an imagination

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7 months ago

Talk to me, readers...Your take? Over 700, chasing 500, looking back and ahead...

Talk to me, readers...Your take? open.substack.com/pub/johnnogo... #Substack #JohnNogowski #DiamondDuels #WritingSubstacks

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7 months ago

Stan and Spahn: Thanks, fellas The idea for "Diamond Duels" came from them.

Stan and Spahn: Thanks, fellas open.substack.com/pub/johnnogo... #StanMusial #WarrenSpahn #HallOfFame #Cooperstown #StLouisCardinals #AtlantaBraves #DiamondDuels

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8 months ago

Birthing a book ain't easy Brian Marshall's "Goose On The Loose" was a challenge

Birthing a book ain't easy open.substack.com/pub/johnnogo... #JimGosger #BrianMarshall #GooseOnTheLoose #MLB #PortHuronTimesHerald #DiamondDuels

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8 months ago

I'm still surprised - Are you? Christy Mathewson, Rube Marquard and gambling.

I'm still surprised - Are you? open.substack.com/pub/johnnogo... #ChristyMathewson #NYGiants #HallofFame #Baseball #DiamondDuels #JohnNogowski

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8 months ago

Did Red Smith "god up" the players? Has sportswriting changed since Red Smith's day?

Did Red Smith "god up" the players? open.substack.com/pub/johnnogo... #RedSmith #Sportswriters #Journalism #Newspapers #NewYorkTimes #JoeDiMaggio #DiamondDuels #JohnNogowski

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8 months ago

What did "Ball Four" do? Bouton's tell-all book changed the sports world

What did "Ball Four" do? open.substack.com/pub/johnnogo... #BallFour #JimBouton #LastTimeOut #DiamondDuels #JohnNogowski

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8 months ago

Very nice story on my favorite player! Thanks to Kyle Belanger of the Leavenworth Times

Very nice story on my favorite player! open.substack.com/pub/johnnogo... #JohnNogowski #TheBigNogowski #KansasCityMonarchs #DiamondDuels

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8 months ago

KC's Negro League museum - unsettling Should you see it? Probably. Will you enjoy it? Hmmmm.

KC's Negro League museum - unsettling open.substack.com/pub/johnnogo... #NegroLeaguesBaseballMuseum #HallofFame #Cooperstown #SatchelPaige #KansasCity #DiamondDuels

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8 months ago

Some Baseball War Stories Ex-big leaguers didn't mind looking back

Some Baseball War Stories open.substack.com/pub/johnnogo... #HallofFame #FergusonJenkins #CharlieHough #TexasRangers #LosAngelesDodgers #DiamondDuels

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8 months ago

Nogo in the big time! I admit it! SABR presentation was thrilling!

Nogo in the big time! open.substack.com/pub/johnnogo... #DiamondDuels #LastTImeOut #SABRNational #JohnNogowski