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Old 05-27-2018, 06:31 AM   #22
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Sitting in a coffee shop in Holland, Michigan (my hometown) shortly after the big Tulip Time Festival, I am feeling compelled to pull for those Amsterdam Tulips. Go Tulips! (Hmm, that sounds a little silly now that I say it aloud. )
Well, they seem to be on the rise ... they managed the miracle to go from 72 wins in 1951 to 95 wins in 1952 and back to 75 wins in 1953 ...

... but they rebounded nicely in 1954 and 1955 and seem to continue the trend:
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