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"Sometimes it takes sort of a crisis, if you will, to appreciate what you have," said store owner Dan Fraser.
How many openings did you have? >> all of them. >> reporter: all of them. >> yeah. it was like we're going to have to lock the front door because we have zero help. >> reporter: this was your dad's business. this was your grandfather's business. >> right. >> reporter: and it was going to close on your watch? >> yeah. which would be tough. when you've invested your whole life into it. >> reporter: customers were equally devastated. of course, that happens whenever a small town loses an iconic business. but what sets this place apart is that these customers didn't just give dan their sympathies....
As they’ve done in countless ninth innings over decades, fans in Progressive Field stood to cheer during the final three outs.
Memories of the way it used to be at Dreamland are in the lyrics of Rick Ferrell’s song that he wrote about his memories as a child going to Dreamlan
May 9, 2021 Brandon Woodruff has quietly been one of the better pitchers in the National League since the start of the 2019 season. In 42 starts comprising 237 innings, the Milwaukee Brewers right-hander has 285 strikeouts to go with a 3.11 ERA and a 2.93 FIP. The last of those numbers is equal to Shane Bieber’s mark over the same period. A big reason for Woodruff’s success is a repertoire adjustment he made midway through the 2018 season. As he explained in an article that ran here at FanGraphs last April, he began throwing both two- and four-seam fastballs. Neither is anything to write ...