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HALL OF A GUY
nypost.com - 7/28/2008
HALL OF A GUY
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COOPERSTOWN - This was their shining Hall of Fame day, but Goose Gossage and Dick Williams both took time yesterday to say George Steinbrenner needs to be invited to this party some day. More than anything, this was a Pinstripe Parade, a day for...

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Ponson: Cashman's inspiration?
New York Yankees Fan Blog — ... ? That stuff weirds us out. We still think rival players on rival baseball teams should at least sort of despise each other at least in-season. The modern ballplayer, however, is likely too wealthy and high-brow for that and those days are over. Congrats again, Goose . We'd been talking about his Hall candidacy for years in this space, and it's well-deserved. Goose ...

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