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Glory Days, Springsteen and DePugh

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The Palm Beach Post |
Springsteen, a nine-time Grammy winner, posted a tribute to DePugh on his Instagram page Sunday. "Just a moment to mark the passing of Freehold native and ballplayer Joe DePugh," Springsteen wrote.
Yahoo |
Bruce Springsteen is throwing open his archives to let fans hear seven completed, but never-before-released, albums.
The New York Times |
In the early 1960s, before Mr. Springsteen became the Boss, he was a clumsy baseball player whose athletic abilities were so sad that Joe, the team’s star pitcher, gave him the nickname Saddie.

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