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djtestudo · 03-25-2004, 10:19 PM

I can think of two possible answers here. I'll give the first.

Napoleon Lajoie was stolen from the NL Phillies by the AL Athletics during the time when the two were competing directly and players were jumping leagues. The Phillies got a state court to force him to play for the Phillies, but this only applied to Pennsylvania. So, the AL allowed him to go to Cleveland, where the only restriction was he couldn't play games in Philadelphia. The team named themselves the Cleveland Naps in his honor, then became the Indians after his retirement.

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djtestudo Baltimoron Location: Beeeeeautiful Bel Air, MD	I can think of two possible answers here. I'll give the first. Napoleon Lajoie was stolen from the NL Phillies by the AL Athletics during the time when the two were competing directly and players were jumping leagues. The Phillies got a state court to force him to play for the Phillies, but this only applied to Pennsylvania. So, the AL allowed him to go to Cleveland, where the only restriction was he couldn't play games in Philadelphia. The team named themselves the Cleveland Naps in his honor, then became the Indians after his retirement. __________________ "Final thought: I just rented Michael Moore's Bowling for Columbine. Frankly, it was the worst sports movie I've ever seen." --Peter Schmuck, The (Baltimore) Sun Last edited by djtestudo; 03-25-2004 at 10:25 PM..