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McLovin McLovin posted 7/29/2007 from nyjerplease.blogharbor.com [flag]
The Hall of Fame is getting that much better, and baseball is getting that much worse. After Ripken and Gwynn get inducted on Sunday, they will be the last of a very rare and dying breed of person and baseball player. Don't expect to see your favorite player stay with your team for 20 something years. Don't expect them to be a great human being, humanitarian and role model. In fact, athletes ... [link]

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Eleven O'Clock Link Box
Published 7/29/2007 by The Sporting Orange at The Sporting Orange
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Weekend Potpourri (Sunday Afternoon Edition)
Published 7/29/2007 by DCScrap at Our Book of Scrap
... The last of a dying breed (Nyjer Please) ...

Link Shuffle 7/29
Published 7/30/2007 by Luke Halpert at We Suck at Sports
... With Cal Ripken and Tony Gwynn entering the Hall-of-Fame, that means its the end of an era. - Nyjer Please ...

Rounding The Bases: Somebody Call Joe Rogan
Published 7/30/2007 by Andy Smith at Bugs & Cranks
... The incredible shrinking hall of fame class. [Nyjer Please] ...

The Carny Clubhouse
Published 7/30/2007 by DCScrap at EPIC CARNIVAL | SPORTS NEWS WITH A TWIST
... The last of a dying breed (Nyjer Please) ...

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