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The new york times obituary of kram in june, 2002 saluted his work in sports illustrated by calling him one of its most lyrical writers of the 1960s and 1970s. But a spokeswoman said the editors were impressed when the espn site posted an excerpt from jeff pearlmans the bad guys won. Why sports illustrated didnt excerpt my clemens book jeff. Book excerpts here you will find excerpts and first chapters from the latest books.
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