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Starting Five: Jays Soaring No More

Starting Five is our wrapup of the previous day's baseball action, with a quick nod to what is ahead. You Oughta Know ... That all of that talk about the Blue Jays being legitimate contenders was perhaps premature. The Blue Jays had the best record in the league back on May 10, before they had played a single game against...

Hey Bud, Why Stop With Hank Aaron's Home Run Record?

I don't know if you know this or not, but since he's commissioner of Major League Baseball, Bud Selig seems to think this gives him special privileges that nobody else in America is entitled to. Why, as commissioner of baseball he's not bound by the ex post facto laws of our society, which means he's allowed to suspend...

Walter Johnson News From the Web

05/30/12 Walter Johnson's Krasner slices and dices way to top Source: Gazette.net - Gaithersburg MD Before his team even took to the tennis courts for tryouts on March 1, Walter Johnson High School boys tennis coach Mike Lukaitis made the type of bold statement he typically avoids.
05/24/12 Students Raise $28.7 Million to Beat Cancer Source: ABC - KAIT K8 - Jonesboro AR Information contained on this page is provided by companies via press release distributed through PR Newswire, an independent third-party content provider.
05/13/12 Girls lacrosse: WJ forfeits playoff win Source: Gazette.net - Gaithersburg MD The James H. Blake High School girls lacrosse team is back in the playoffs because of the use of an ineligible Walter Johnson player.
05/12/12 Elvera E. (Mrs. Walter) Johnson Source: The Portage Daily Register - Portage WI Elvera E. (Mrs. Walter) Johnson, 84, formerly of Poynette, died Thursday, May 10, 2012, at Lodi Good Samaritan Society in Lodi. She was born Aug. 24, 1927, in Colby, the daughter of Paul and Ella Schmitt.
05/10/12 Baseball playoffs: Walter Johnson gets tough draw Source: Gazette.net - Gaithersburg MD The state playoff draw was announced Wednesday and here is a look at some of the regions and the match-ups in each.

Background on Walter Johnson

Walter Perry Johnson (November 6, 1887 – December 10, 1946), nicknamed "Barney" and "The Big Train", was a Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher.

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