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Guest Post: “Go Kiss Yourself”: Leo Durocher’s 1929 Season

The following is a guest post from longtime reader Adam Moss, who goes by Roadgeek Adam in the comments. He’s previously written guest posts about Tim McClelland, the No. 26, Frankie Crosetti, and Casey Stengel.

From left to right: Leo Durocher, Lou Gehrig, Tony Lazzeri, Joe Dugan, Benny Begough, Gene Roberston, and Mark Koeing in 1928. (NYDN)

The game of baseball has historically been full of flashy players and players who definitely spoke their mind. We’re seeing the latter in the Matt Harvey/180-inning limit controversy and his opinions to the press, which in this day and age are much more open to interpretation.