Tennessee U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn To Speak At New Hampshire Event Next Month

Tennessee U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn To Speak At New Hampshire Event Next Month

U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee) plans to be back in New Hampshire next month.

She is scheduled to speak at the Concord Republican City Committee & Merrimack County Republican Committee's annual Lincoln-Reagan Dinner on Friday, March 18, in Concord, New Hampshire.

When Big League Teams Played In Tiny West Stockbridge
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When Big League Teams Played In Tiny West Stockbridge

Matthew McDonald

A historical marker is coming to an empty meadow in western Massachusetts where Big League teams used to stop to play the local nine.

Back before television-fueled astronomical salaries for professional athletes, managers of major-league teams used to schedule games with local teams, so big-leaguers could make extra money on the side. Games often took place between spring training and the regular season or after the regular season, but sometimes took place on a gap day during the season. It was known as "barnstorming."

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