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Happy Birthday–October 28

Tommy Tucker (1863)
Frank Smith (1879)
Doc Lavan (1890)
Johnny Neun (1900)
Joe Page (1917)
Bob Veale (1935)
Sammy Stewart (1954)
Bob Melvin (1961)
Lenny Harris (1964)
Larry Casian (1965)
Juan Guzman (1966)
Braden Looper (1974)

Twenty-three years ago today, Mrs. A and I stood at the front of First United Methodist Church in Pierre, South Dakota and said "I do".  Oddly enough, Mrs. A still seems to be happy about that.  Go figure.

Johnny Neun managed two major league teams, the Yankees in 1946 and Cincinnati from 1947-1948. Each time, he was replaced by someone who was nicknamed “Bucky”.

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