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The Last Robin
It is with regret and sadness that I am announcing that yesterday's edition of the Baseball Early Bird will, in all likelihood, be the last edition.

Unless something unexpected happens between now and the start of the 2010 season that would allow us to resume publication, suffice it to say that the Great Recession has made it impossible for us to continue.

Thanks to our readers and our writers, who have made editing the Early Bird a decided pleasure for me almost every day for the past year and a half. You are welcome to send comments to Gary Gillette.


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The Baseball Early Bird Team
The Baseball Early Bird was published jointly by Sports Reference LLC and 24-7 Baseball, L.L.C. Gary Gillette was the Early Bird's Executive Editor and Co-Publisher. Sean Forman was the Early Bird's technical guru and Co-Publisher.

Early Bird contributors included Stuart Shea, Cecilia Tan, Frank Kras, Kevin Cuddihy, Dan D'Addona, Doug White, and Rod Nelson.

Early Bird subscribers' e-dresses will not be sold or given to anyone, though you might get a message or two in the near future with an update.
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· Mo Vaughn in 1967
· Haywood Sullivan in 1930
· Eddie Robinson in 1920
· Stan Bahnsen in 1944
· Luis Montanez in 1981
· Art Howe in 1946
· Kevin Cameron in 1979
· Doug Rau in 1948
· Bud Bulling in 1952
· Sammy Esposito in 1931

All Birthdays

Checking Out on December 15
· Stan Hack in 1979, aged 70
· Dummy Hoy in 1961, aged 99
· Tom Hess in 1945, aged 70
· John Shetzline in 1892, aged unknown
· George Gillpatrick in 1941, aged 66
· Paul Wachtel in 1964, aged 76
· Jim Chatterton in 1944, aged 80
· Buster Chatham in 1975, aged 73
· Bill Otis in 1990, aged 100
· Harry Heitmann in 1958, aged 62

All On this List

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