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The anniversary of the case of the "perfect" loss

     Once again, our regularly scheduled "True Media Story" is pre-empted this week. Instead I present a story that's timely, coming on the heels of the recent instance of two Angels pitchers combining for a no-hitter only to be denied their place in the books...because the Angels lost the game.

     And they only pitched 8 innings.

     But if you think that bites, I got a story for you. How does pitching 12 perfect innings (and still lose) sound?? It happened--50 years ago.

TMS: 7 (not-so-dirty) words, for a legend

     Two for the price of one this week. Not just our weekly excursion into media and sports, but an homage as well.

     Both involve one man. The "True Media Story" first, then the homage.

     It's found under U.S. vs Pacifica Radio of New York, but it's commonly known as the "7 Dirty Words" case. The real story behind it, though, has been obscured...until now. That's right, folks; I can distill this whole story.

"True Golf Story", Part 2: Print the legend

     A short follow-up to yesterday's blog, in keeping with the "True Media Story" aspect of these pieces I write.

     Since you're curious, you probably have wondered: just how do I come up with these "TMS" pieces?? Simple. I'm older than the vast majority of you on here, which gives me a perspective of mixing pop culture and sports in FN. So I would be remiss if I didn't impart a little history lesson to the masses.