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Tuesday, March 11, 2003

The Man Who Lived Up to His Name 

A long-awaited piece of the Futility Infielder puzzle is now in place: my profile of 19th-century ballplayer Tony Suck, a man who truly lived up to his name. If Suck hadn't existed, somebody would have made him up. This two-part piece looks at Suck's unlikely career, then asks two burning questions: is he the worst ballplayer ever? And is he the origin of the derogatory term? The investigation begins here.
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