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Growing up in the Washington suburbs during the 1960s, cheering for the local baseball team was a lost cause.
Rooting for the long-lost Senators: Many memories, few wins
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President Richard M. Nixon throws out the ceremonial first pitch in Washington as Baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn, second from left, and Washington Senators manager Ted Williams, far left, and others, look on. Growing up in the Washington suburbs during the 1960s, the local baseball team was a lost cause, except for a winning record for the expansion Senators after Ted Williams was lured out of retirement to manage the team.