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bluebirdbanter.com - 7/28/2008
Hall of Fame Notes
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Goose Gossage and Dick Williams were inducted to the Baseball Hall of Fame today. Gossage threw hard and harder. He intimidated. Of course the one pitch I remember seeing him throw was a fastball he threw to George Brett in the 1980 ALCS that Brett hit out. A three run homer that put the Royals into the World Series. But, really, Gossage was the Mariano Rivera of his day. But meaner. Dick ...

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Throwing it around
Diamond Hoggers — ... this time of year. We throw it around in a very business-like fashion. The show must go on. -The Yankees actually inquired about getting Adam Dunn from the Reds. [The Bronx Zoo] -The Mets might be a suitor for Raul Ibanez, who we figure is going somewhere. [Mike Silva's NY Baseball Digest] -Congrats to Goose Gossage, newest member of Cooperstown. [Bluebird Banter] -Ken Griffey Jr. made a throat slash ...

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