Joel RippelJoel Rippel is a news assistant for the Star Tribune in Minneapolis. A graduate of the University of Minnesota, he has worked for newspapers for nearly forty years and is the author or coauthor of eleven books on Minnesota sports history. As a memberof the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR), he has contributed as a writer or editor to two dozen books published by SABR. He lives in Minneapolis and can be reached at joelrippel@hotmail.com. Read More Read Less