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The Penn Press spring 2008 catalog announces Against the Wall, a wide-ranging series of essays, edited by Elijah Anderson, that look at the plight and prospects of young black urban men; and Mapping Decline, by Colin Gordon, an illustrated history of urban decay in St. Louis. Among many other notable new titles for the season are these: new editions of The Business of Sports Agents and The Academic Job Search Handbook; Gender and Christianity in Medieval Europe; and Place and Memory in the Singing Crane Garden.

Almost a Dynasty Spring Training Trivia Challenge Results & Winners

The weekly trivia challenge winners are

  • week 1: Bill Baer of Aston, PA
  • week 2: John Fea of Philadelphia, PA
  • week 3: Rodney Reuter of Lincoln, NE
  • week 4: Ron Rosen of Shrewsbury, MA
Each weekly winner receives a copy of Almost A Dynasty: The Rise and Fall of the 1980 Phillies, signed by author William C. Kashatus.

The grand prize winner, Rodney Reuter, will also receive two section 109 tickets to a Phillies vs. Mets game at Citizens Bank Park.

The correct answers in week 1 of the contest were:

  1. Which team did the Phillies defeat to win the 1980 World Series? Kansas City Royals
  2. What 12-time All-Star and career-long Phillies player was voted MVP three times and elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1995? Mike Schmidt

The correct answers in week 2 of the contest were:

  1. What former Phillies player passed Ty Cobb to become baseball's career leader in hits in 1985? Pete Rose
  2. What stadium was the site of the Phillies' National League pennant victories in 1983 and 1993? Veterans Stadium

The correct answers in week 3 of the contest were:

  1. Which relief pitcher, nicknamed “Tug,” pitched the final out for the 1980 World Champion Phillies and was father of country music star Tim McGraw? Frank Edwin MacGraw
  2. What former pitcher managed the Yankees and the Mets, as well as the 1980 Phillies? Dallas Green
  3. What pitcher for the Phillies, Braves, and Pirates was nicknamed the “Whirly Bird” and is currently an announcer for Fox Sports Pittsburgh? Bob Walk

The correct answers in week 4 of the contest were:

  1. What former left fielder played for the Phillies and the White Sox and was a career .276 hitter with 308 home runs and 1,128 RBIs? Greg Luzinski
  2. What four-time All Star and current infield instructor for the Chicago White Sox won the National League Championship Series MVP in 1980? Manny Trillo
  3. Which pitcher for the Phillies, Cubs, Rangers, Indians, Tigers, and Orioles became, in 1987, the second player (after Harry Chiti) in Major League Baseball history to be traded for himself? Dickie Noles
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