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Again seems to me shots of my late friend Farmio during his cameos with the 1978 Brewers and 1983 A's were much desired.

The Brewers shot is clearly not a Brace but was included in this collection and I'll be darned if I know why or who took it. The background is obviously Anaheim Stadium. Ed did not pitch there as a Brewer but the team played its next-to-last series there in September. The photo has also been taped to cardboard, hence the filmy qualities. I'm going to have a crack at repairing the original and will then re-post if I get anywhere.

But the A's shot, in his final stop, that's a Brace, certainly. And once again, not on any of his lists. The green jacket shot is at Comiskey from 1983; the hands-on-knee is from Spring Training 1984.

Ed knew as much about baseball history as any player or ex-player I ever knew, and delighted in the twists and turns of broadcasts (he was, after all, a singular and compelling White Sox announcer for decades) and photography. He would've loved these late, late discoveries.