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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

Darrell Porter Dies At 50 Darrell Porter Dies At 50 Danny Walton - Dandy Danny! Danny Walton - Dandy Danny! Randy "Handsome Ransom" Jackson - Brooklyn Dodgers Randy "Handsome Ransom" Jackson - Brooklyn Dodgers Jackson Richard Newville Jackson Richard Newville Cecil Travis Cecil Travis Frank Thomas - "The Original" Frank Thomas - "The Original" Harry Brecheen Dead At 89 Harry Brecheen Dead At 89 Bobby Richardson - Idol Worship - New York Yankees Bobby Richardson - Idol Worship - New York Yankees Jim Gentile - Diamond Jim Was A Gem! Jim Gentile - Diamond Jim Was A Gem! Walter Johnson and Christy Mathewson Walter Johnson and Christy Mathewson Walter Smith Baseball Photos Walter Smith Baseball Photos Harry Brecheen - Deceased Cardinals Pitcher - One Cool Cat Harry Brecheen - Deceased Cardinals Pitcher - One Cool Cat Cecil Travis - Super Senator! Cecil Travis - Super Senator! Warren Spahn Warren Spahn Johnny Romano - Sweet Honey! Johnny Romano - Sweet Honey! Bobby Morgan - Brooklyn Dodgers Bobby Morgan - Brooklyn Dodgers Solly Hemus - Former Cardinal - A Rare Bird! Solly Hemus - Former Cardinal - A Rare Bird! Roy Sievers - Slugging First Baseman Roy Sievers - Slugging First Baseman Tom "Snake" Sturdivant - Former Yankees Pitcher Tom "Snake" Sturdivant - Former Yankees Pitcher Fergie Jenkins Fergie Jenkins Ron Hansen - Tall Cool One! Ron Hansen - Tall Cool One! Bob "Beetle" Bailey - Montreal Expos slugger Bob "Beetle" Bailey - Montreal Expos slugger "Beeney!" - Fred Beene, Former Major League Baseball Pitcher "Beeney!" - Fred Beene, Former Major League Baseball Pitcher Gus Zernial - Philadelphia Athletics Gus Zernial - Philadelphia Athletics

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Stories & Lists

Top 10 Offensive Performers In Memory - Bill Teegins In Memory - Bill Teegins Grips And Grins - My Baseball Buddies Grips And Grins - My Baseball Buddies Predictions And Stuff Predictions And Stuff Old Pittsburg Pirates Randy Johnson - Spahn Award Winner Randy Johnson - Spahn Award Winner

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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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