Cooperstown now has pair of geese
Published 1/8/2008 by Mark Newman at Major League Baseball News
Rich "Goose" Gossage was the lone player voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday afternoon, joining Leon "Goose" Goslin as inductees bearing that nickname. And that's a good thing, because geese usually are found in pairs.
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Why did Goose Gossage wait nine years for the Hall of Fame? His potty mouth.
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Why did it take Gossage nine tries to get into the Hall Of Fame? Maybe his tirade against New york sportswriters. Have a listen.The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
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Located on Main Street in the heart of picturesque Cooperstown, New York, the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is one of the country's most popular destinations and is surely the best-known sports shrine in the world. Standing as a three-story red brick building on Main Street in the center of Coopersto wn, the Museum opened its doors for the first time on June 12, 1939.FOX SPORTS: That's A Relief
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January 8 --- The ninth try proved to be the charm for Goose Gossage, as the workhorse reliever finally earned a spot in Cooperstown. He became only the fifth relief pitcher elected to the Hall of Fame, earning baseball's highest honor Tuesday. --- Known for his overpowering fastball, fiery temperament and bushy mustache, the Goose received 466 of 543 votes (85.8 percent)...MLB: Goose Gossage gets voted into Baseball Hall of Fame | FrontRowSportsReport.com: Sports Blog
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Former New York Yankee Rich ” Goose” Gossage has become the 5th relief pitcher ever to be elected into the Baseball Hall Of Fame. - it was Goose’s 9th try. Former Boston Red Sox outfielder Jim Rice was passed again, he has one more year of ballot eligibility left.More on the Hall Voting
Mack Avenue Tigers found this 1/8/2008 on www.baseballmusings.com
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