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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

Johnny Grubb Johnny Grubb Harry Brecheen Dead At 89 Harry Brecheen Dead At 89 Johnny Romano - Sweet Honey! Johnny Romano - Sweet Honey! Fergie Jenkins Fergie Jenkins Walter Smith Baseball Photos Walter Smith Baseball Photos Bob "Beetle" Bailey - Montreal Expos slugger Bob "Beetle" Bailey - Montreal Expos slugger Stan Lopata - Former Phillies Catcher Stan Lopata - Former Phillies Catcher Warren Spahn Award Warren Spahn Award Clete Boyer - Hot Corner Hero - New York Yankees Clete Boyer - Hot Corner Hero - New York Yankees Stu Miller - Relief Pitcher Extraordinaire! Stu Miller - Relief Pitcher Extraordinaire! Gene Stephens - One Inning Wonder Gene Stephens - One Inning Wonder Ron Hansen - Tall Cool One! Ron Hansen - Tall Cool One! Eddie Fisher Eddie Fisher Roy Sievers - Slugging First Baseman Roy Sievers - Slugging First Baseman Lloyd And Paul Waner Lloyd And Paul Waner Tom "Snake" Sturdivant - Former Yankees Pitcher Tom "Snake" Sturdivant - Former Yankees Pitcher Randy Jones - Recipe For Success Randy Jones - Recipe For Success Phil Bradley, Former Major Leaguer, Seattle Mariners, Missouri Tigers Phil Bradley, Former Major Leaguer, Seattle Mariners, Missouri Tigers Tom Tresh and Mike Tresh Tom Tresh and Mike Tresh Jim Gentile - Diamond Jim Was A Gem! Jim Gentile - Diamond Jim Was A Gem! Harry Perkowski - Diamond In The Rough! Harry Perkowski - Diamond In The Rough! Max Alvis - Maximum Overdrive! Max Alvis - Maximum Overdrive! Mel Parnell - Boston Red Sox Southpaw - Finesse Inside Fenway Mel Parnell - Boston Red Sox Southpaw - Finesse Inside Fenway Solly Hemus - Former Cardinal - A Rare Bird! Solly Hemus - Former Cardinal - A Rare Bird!

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Stories & Lists

About Baseball Todd Lloyd Waner's Statistics Lloyd Waner's Statistics Predictions And Stuff Predictions And Stuff Top 10 Offensive Performers Top 10 Baseball Characters Baseball Todd's Award Picks Baseball Todd's Award Picks

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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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