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After the strike, I lost interest. In reality, neither players nor owners care in the least about the fans. The greed of both factions has destroyed baseball's credibility, at least for the present.

W. P. Kinsella

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W. P. Kinsella
Age: 81 †
Born: 1935
Born: May 25
Died: 2016
Died: September 16
Novelist
Scrabble Player
Writer
Edmonton
Alberta
William Patrick Kinsella
Interest
Players
Lost
Destroyed
Reality
Baseball
Factions
Care
Neither
Credibility
Fans
Strike
Player
Owners
Present
Greed
Least
Strikes

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