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Tim Thompson, 96, The Catcher Who Flew Blimps

One of the most interesting players I've interviewed is Charles Lemoine "Tim"
Thompson, 96, of Lewistown, PA. Thompson appeared in 187 major-league games as
a catcher and a pinch hitter for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Kansas City Athletics
and Detroit Tigers. As one of the first MLB players, albeit catchers, to wear
eyeglasses, he's seen it all - twilight games in the old wooden ballparks, a
world war and integration. He warmed up in the bullpen with Fidel Castro,
learned the business side of baseball from Jack Kent Cooke, and witnessed the
explosion of steroids and multi-million-dollar salaries. Through it all Tim
never lost sight of his coal-mine roots.
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