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For Washington baseball fans old enough to remember or wise enough to study the rich baseball history of the nation’s capital, the 1969 Senators hold a special place. Until the Nationals win their 82nd game in a season (let’s hope it’s in 2008), they remain the last team in Washington to play better than .500 baseball.

Forty years ago, baseball players rarely attended college, fewer earned their degrees, almost none earned advanced degrees. College boys just didn’t make it in baseball at a time when fewer than 50% attended higher education.