W. P. Kinsella Quotes

I became exclusively an American League fan when they instituted the DH rule, and will remain so until the National League moves out of the dark ages.

W. P. Kinsella

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• I became exclusively an American League fan when they instituted the DH rule, and will remain so until the National League moves out of the dark ages.

  

  W. P. Kinsella
  • American
  • Moving
  • Dark