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A CLASSIC BLACK AND WHITE PHOTO TAKEN BEFORE THE START OF THE 1949 season depicted the inimitable Casey Stengel looking wide-eyed upon a back-lighted baseball as though he were gazing at a crystal ball.
The photo caption suggested Stengel was trying to peer into the future to learn what the Yankees would do in his first year as their manager.
Well, the Yankees won the American League pennant in 1949, and four more in a row after that initial season under Stengel's leadership.
When the creative photographer snapped the picture, Casey, of course, had no way of knowing for sure such splendid accomplishments were ahead of him. He was well acquainted ...