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It started in 1967, although the consequences wouldn't be seen immediately. The Washington Senators, an expansion team created in 1961 to replace the team that moved to Minnesota, won 76 games. Gil Hodges had taken over the managerial reins in late May o
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This was not only a nice achievement for him, but it was also a remarkable achievement for his best team, the 1940 Reds. That
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In this undated photograph provided by the Metropolitan Transit Authority, a female peregrine falcon flaps her wings to protect her three chicks, born in late April or early May, as she reacts to a photographer who snapped a family portrait atop the... View Photo »
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I can’t say enough about Gil Hodges about a manager. I’m just praying as I told Mrs. Hodges [today], that he will make it to the Hall of Fame where he deserves to be.
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2012 marks the 50th anniversary of the New York Mets and their first spring training held in 1962. It also marked the return of Charles Dillon ‘Casey’ Stengel as a major league manager after he was fired by the New York Yankees in 1960. The Mets were bui
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It is late at Lucas Oil Stadium on Super Bowl Sunday, and the Giants’ locker room is still crowded with players and media and family and excitement and noise and enough energy to light the whole place. Maybe it is an hour since Tom Brady’s desperation pa
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"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!" Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer. Ryder or Riot #WWWYKI challenged Pedro Martinez, and still looks great. He’s accomplished so much for being capable of so little. "I didn't come out
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I can’t say enough about Gil Hodges about a manager. I’m just praying as I told Mrs. Hodges [today], that he will make it to the Hall of Fame where he deserves to be.
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This seems strange to a Yankees fan Jim McIsaac/Getty Images As a player, Yogi Berra has been on 14 pennant winners and 10 world champions. He managed the New York Yankees to the 1964 pennant, was a coach on the world champion 1969 New York Mets and led
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Was watching an NBA game yesterday. Dirk Nowitzki was at least 0 for his last 14 3-point attempts. This guy played on the reigning NBA champions, is a likely Hall of Famer, and has hit something near 40% of his 3-point attempts the last two years and nea
About Gil Hodges
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Gilbert Raymond Hodges (April 4, 1924 – April 2, 1972) was an American first baseman and manager in Major League Baseball who played most of his career for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers. He was the major leagues' outstanding first baseman in the 1950s, with teammate Duke Snider being the only player to have more home runs or runs batted... Full Article
