Word: veeck
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Veeck, a thorn to all major league baseball owners, opened the evening with 20 minutes of baseball stories...
...world series to prove that a great pitcher (Koufax) was better than a good groundskeeper," Veeck said...
During the question period, members spot, but he warned them to "take some of the things I say with a grain of salt." of the audience tried to put Veeck...
...loving the game so much, he would play for nothing"; and to Leo Durocher, the new manager of the Chicago Cubs, as the man who may fire Cubs owner Phil Wrigley before his contract runs out. "When asked about the interleague competition, now vetoed by the national league, Veeck replied that it was so logical that it couldn't happen...
...does Veeck pick to win the pennants? He likes San Francisco and Cincinnati in the National League and the White Sox along with the Twins in the American League...