GOSSAGE TOUR HALL OF FAME

 
COOPERSTOWN - Rich Gossage isn't so tough anymore. The grit the "Goose" personified on the mound as a fearsome relief pitcher in a 21-year major league career was long gone Monday as he toured the Baseball Hall of Fame and pondered his impending... [link]

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The Republican-American Gossage takes emotional tour in Cooperstown

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) Rich Gossage isn't so tough anymore. The grit the Goose personified on the mound as a fearsome relief pitcher in a 21-year major league career was long gone Monday as he toured baseball's Hall of Fame and pondered his impending ...
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Gossage: There's no room for Joba's antics in MLB

Hall of Famer Goose Gossage has some issues with New York Yankees reliever Joba Chamberlain's expressive celebrations on the pitcher's mound.
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GOOSE MAD AS HALL

COOPERSTOWN - On the day Goose Gossage said he was "blown away" walking with legends at the Baseball Hall of Fame, the newest Hall of Famer offered these words to Joba Chamberlain and other young Yankees: Cut the antics and start acting like Yankees...
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Enough about me, what do YOU think of my fastball?

Goose Gossage can't just shut up and enjoy his retirement and his Hall of Fame induction.
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Yankees Notebook: Chamberlain and Gossage Chat

After making news by criticizing Joba Chamberlain’s on-field celebrations, Hall of Fame pitcher Rich Gossage called the Yankee rookie to give him his perspective. >
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