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November 4, 2009

Series Trivia Is More Than Annoying

Gene Collier, Pittsburgh Post Gazette

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Worse, after returning from Costco with a bellyful of crabcake, salsa and tuna salad on the weekend, the same World Series that had begun in the pre-Halloween/Christmas carol era was still very much in progress. To be clear, I have no problem with this particular series, marvelously layered with story lines and historic marquee talent as it is, but the all-out blitz of information exploding from the telecasts is more than anyone should endure.

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