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By Mark K. Vatavuk,Richard E. Marshall

Erie has had a love affair with specialist baseball because the Eighteen Eighties, although it's been an on-again off-again courting. no matter what they have been called--the Olympics, Blackbirds, Sailors, or SeaWolves--the Flagship City's groups have delighted enthusiasts and received championships. besides the fact that, a lot of these neighborhood nines pale away, forsaking stories and empty ballparks. Baseball in Erie is a tribute to the boys who introduced baseball to this sector of Pennsylvania: ambidextrous pitcher Tony Mullane; infielder Louis Bierbauer, the "original" Pittsburgh Pirate; Sam "the Jet" Jethroe; "Turkey" Mike Donlin; Todd Zeile, the record-setting nomadic major-leaguer; and Jose Guillen, the 1st SeaWolves hero. via images and memorabilia, Baseball in Erie reaches out to enthusiasts of the nationwide hobby, particularly those that have been jammed into the rafters of Ainsworth box and now indulge in the great thing about Jerry Uht Park.

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