As is usually the case I was looking for something else and ran into this .... a little dated maybe but interesting read.
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C.W. Nevius, a sports columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle, wrote a five-part series on the subject for his newspaper in 2000.
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Child's Play No MoreSerious Business Goes Into Kid's League High Hopes Usually Lead To Hard Fall How One Flub Spelled The End Of One Boy's Joy There Are Big Problems and Ready Solutions
