Pat and Merle Eberly found a shady spot to relax on a hot sticky day last summer at Municipal Stadium in Clarinda, where the baseball team that they run, the Clarinda A's were playing in a post season tournament.  Pat is the center of the operation - lining up the housing program for the players, scheduling transportation and taking care of the business side of the team.  Merle is the soul - a man who has lived and breathed baseball his whole life.  He played when the A's were a town team and also managed.
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