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In Johnny O'Brien's first major-league at-bat in 1953, he struck out on a killer curve by Carl Erskine, the fine right-hander of the Brooklyn Dodgers. As O'Brien left the batter's box, Dodgers Hall of Fame catcher Roy Campanella called out, "Johnny, thos
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NEW YORK -- A burgeoning team Hall of Fame is about to gain another member. The Mets on Thursday announced plans to induct former closer John Franco into their Hall of Fame this summer, making Franco their fifth new inductee in three years. "I am truly h
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COOPERSTOWN, NY - JULY 24: Hall of Famer Ralph Kiner is introduced at Clark Sports Center during the Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony on July 24, 2011 in Cooperstown, New York. View Photo »
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NEW YORK -- It began with a playful 80-year-old Willie Mays talking baseball in commanding fashion for 15 priceless minutes, finally declaring "The Catch" during the 1954 Giants-Indians World Series his most memorable moment in a hallowed Major League Ba
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Jim Rice barely made it to Cooperstown after a great career with the Red Sox. T.G. Higgins/Getty Images This is the most recent inductee to eek past that 75 percent mark and gain induction to the Baseball Hall of Fame. In 2009 in his
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So in about six years, when Fernando Martinez is hitting big home runs in the World Series for the Kansas City Royals, here's a tip: Before you do what I did, and mock the general manager who let him go for nothing on Twitter because it's "typical Mets"
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Hall of Famer Ralph Kiner throws out the ceremonial first pitch before the New York Mets home-opening baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Friday, April 8, 2011, at CitiField in New York. View Photo »
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Really good even. So good that it’s not really a question of if he’ll make Cooperstown. All Pujols need
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Yankees: Former Yankee Johnny Mize Would Have Been 99 This Year: A Fan Remembers
New York City Sports Report
Long before New York Yankees fans who are approximately my age were born, Johnny Mize was an integral part of New York Yankee pennant winners and World Series champions. Had he lived, Johnny Mize would have turned 99 this Jan. 7. Mize, nicknamed "The Big
About Ralph Kiner
Wikipedia
Ralph McPherran Kiner (born October 27, 1922) is an American former Major League Baseball player and current announcer. Though constant injuries forced his retirement from the game after only ten seasons, Kiner's tremendous slugging output during his short career outpaced nearly all of his National League contemporaries between the years 1946... Full Article
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Hall of Famer Ralph Kiner throws out the ceremonial first pitch before the New York Mets home-opening baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Friday, April 8, 2011, at CitiField in New York.
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Hall of Famer Ralph Kiner throws out the ceremonial first pitch before the New York Mets home-opening baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Friday, April 8, 2011, at CitiField in New York.
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