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#  LOS ANGELES

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### No, Mr Trump, There is No ‘Invasion’ from the South

Written by Jerry Roberts & Phil Trounstine on August 12 2019.

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## [Major League Baseball: An ‘East Coast-New York’ Prejudice Against ‘West Coast-LA’](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18237:major-league-baseball-an-east-coast-new-york-prejudice-against-west-coast-la&catid=312)

To try and increase interest in this wonderful game whose measured pace of play may not be suitable in today's digital age, Major League Baseball hel…

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Written by Daniel Guss on August 12 2019.

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Written by Larry Buhl on August 12 2019.

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Written by Bob Gelfand on August 12 2019.

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Written by Tim Deegan on August 12 2019.

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Written by Aviva Chomsky on August 08 2019.

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Written by Richard Lee Abrams on August 08 2019.

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Written by Cesar Chelala on August 08 2019.

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Written by Jim Hightower on August 08 2019.

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Written by Rick Girling on August 08 2019.

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Written by Tony Butka on August 08 2019.

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Written by Kenneth S. Alpern on August 08 2019.

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Written by Robert Hunziker on August 08 2019.

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Written by Alon Ben-Meir on August 08 2019.

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Written by Richard Lee Abrams on August 05 2019.

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Written by Carl Petersen on August 05 2019.

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Written by Leonard Isenberg on August 05 2019.

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Written by Julia Stein on August 05 2019.

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