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It\\u2019s March 10th. This day in 1951, the owners of Major League Baseball are looking for a new commissioner, and a surprising name appears on the list \\u2014 FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover.
\\n\\nJody, NIki, and Kellie discuss why Hoover was a candidate, and what these two institutions \\u2014 the FBI and MLB \\u2014 meant in the post-war era.
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