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* Many characters in [[Ernest Hemingway]] books like baseball, the title character from ''[[The Old Man and the Sea]]'' being an example. This is probably [[Author Appeal]]. |
* Many characters in [[Ernest Hemingway]] books like baseball, the title character from ''[[The Old Man and the Sea]]'' being an example. This is probably [[Author Appeal]]. |
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* Bobby Thomson's pennant-winning home run ball from the 1951 Giants/Dodgers playoff series (when both teams were based in New York) serves as a [[MacGuffin]] in Don Deliilo's novel ''Underworld''. Delillo also wrote an early novel about football, ''End Zone''. |
* Bobby Thomson's pennant-winning home run ball from the 1951 Giants/Dodgers playoff series (when both teams were based in New York) serves as a [[MacGuffin]] in Don Deliilo's novel ''Underworld''. Delillo also wrote an early novel about football, ''End Zone''. |
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* The characters in [[The Chosen]] first meet playing baseball on opposing teams. Of course both are [[Jewish and Nerdy]]. |
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== Live Action Television == |
== Live Action Television == |