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Apr 2024
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Curse of the Bambino (4/17/24)

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What happens when the company softball game falls on Friday the 13th? It's a super superstition overload! And it still involves baseball! Cary & Lewis go all the way back to the 1920’s New York to investigate the Curse of the Bambino. There’s baseball, intrigue and even the Babe himself!

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