Ask Geoffrey: A Ballpark in Logan Square?
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Geoffrey Baer takes a swing at local baseball history and its “outlaw clubs.”
A semi-pro baseball team once bested the big leagues on the Northwest Side. Geoffrey Baer takes a swing at local baseball history in this week’s Ask Geoffrey.
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Ask Geoffrey: A Ballpark in Logan Square?
Clip: 4/10/2019 | 5m 32sVideo has Closed Captions
A semi-pro baseball team once bested the big leagues on the Northwest Side. Geoffrey Baer takes a swing at local baseball history in this week’s Ask Geoffrey.
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