How 'Satin Doll' says baseball
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Last week, you may have heard our interview with Steve Rushin about his baseball book, "The 34-Ton Bat." For today's music, we are going to hear a little more from Steve in honor of opening day at Target Field. For Rushin, there is a particular piece of music that makes him think about baseball. It's something organist Ronnie Newman would always play before games at the old Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington.
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