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Esquire's 1981 Baseball Forecast
In a shrewd demonstration of the laws of baseball prescience, we reveal the season’s final standings now
April
1
1981
BILL JAMES
Esquire's 1981 Baseball Forecast
BILL JAMES
April
1
1981
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Esquire's 1981 Baseball Forecast
In a shrewd demonstration of the laws of baseball prescience, we reveal the season’s final standings now
April
1
1981
BILL JAMES
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