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The unofficial website for any and all baseball fans. Player tributes, baseball stories and record lists written by Todd Newville, who chased down the game's greats for interviews, autographs and grip-and-grin photos.

Player Tributes

Jackson Richard Newville Jackson Richard Newville Clete Boyer - Hot Corner Hero - New York Yankees Clete Boyer - Hot Corner Hero - New York Yankees Warren Spahn Dies At 82 Warren Spahn Dies At 82 Tom "Wimpy" Paciorek - Seattle Mariners And Chicago White Sox Player Tom "Wimpy" Paciorek - Seattle Mariners And Chicago White Sox Player Where Have You Gone Fred Beene? Where Have You Gone Fred Beene? Max Alvis - Maximum Overdrive! Max Alvis - Maximum Overdrive! Frank Thomas - "The Original" Frank Thomas - "The Original" "Beeney!" - Fred Beene, Former Major League Baseball Pitcher "Beeney!" - Fred Beene, Former Major League Baseball Pitcher Bob "Beetle" Bailey - Montreal Expos slugger Bob "Beetle" Bailey - Montreal Expos slugger Danny Walton - Dandy Danny! Danny Walton - Dandy Danny! Lloyd And Paul Waner Lloyd And Paul Waner Gus Zernial - Philadelphia Athletics Gus Zernial - Philadelphia Athletics Johnny Romano - Sweet Honey! Johnny Romano - Sweet Honey! Harry Brecheen Dead At 89 Harry Brecheen Dead At 89 Ron Hansen - Tall Cool One! Ron Hansen - Tall Cool One! Harry Perkowski - Diamond In The Rough! Harry Perkowski - Diamond In The Rough! Tom Tresh and Mike Tresh Tom Tresh and Mike Tresh Walter Smith Baseball Photos Walter Smith Baseball Photos Cecil Travis - Super Senator! Cecil Travis - Super Senator! Harry Brecheen - Deceased Cardinals Pitcher - One Cool Cat Harry Brecheen - Deceased Cardinals Pitcher - One Cool Cat Walter Johnson and Christy Mathewson Walter Johnson and Christy Mathewson Stu Miller - Relief Pitcher Extraordinaire! Stu Miller - Relief Pitcher Extraordinaire! Baseball Digest Magazine Baseball Digest Magazine Darrell Porter Dies At 50 Darrell Porter Dies At 50

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Stories & Lists

Fearsome Hitters 2001 Predictions 2001 Predictions Richard Newville's Little League Team Richard Newville's Little League Team Vivid Seats Tickets Making The Most Of It Making The Most Of It Baseball Todd's 2002 Predictions

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From the Dugout Blog

The 500 Home Run Club, Explained

The 500 home run club is baseball's most famous power milestone. For decades, reaching 500 career home runs was treated as an automatic Hall of Fame credential, a sign that a hitte

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