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Amish Man Lifts Dodgers Past Cubs in NLCS Game 2

October 16th, 2017

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – After a tight game through nine innings an unlikely Amish hero emerged for the Dodgers, Josh Turner also known as Josia Tunerseed made history with a gaming winning homerun sinking the Cubs to two games down. “I worked the land as a kid and churned butter all my life, that’s why […]

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