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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

Randy Jones - Recipe For Success Randy Jones - Recipe For Success Bobby Richardson - Idol Worship - New York Yankees Bobby Richardson - Idol Worship - New York Yankees Frank Thomas - "The Original" Frank Thomas - "The Original" Stu Miller - Relief Pitcher Extraordinaire! Stu Miller - Relief Pitcher Extraordinaire! Harry Brecheen - Deceased Cardinals Pitcher - One Cool Cat Harry Brecheen - Deceased Cardinals Pitcher - One Cool Cat Eddie Fisher Eddie Fisher Warren Spahn Dies At 82 Warren Spahn Dies At 82 Where Have You Gone Fred Beene? Where Have You Gone Fred Beene? Walter Johnson and Christy Mathewson Walter Johnson and Christy Mathewson Cecil Travis Cecil Travis Danny Walton - Dandy Danny! Danny Walton - Dandy Danny! Johnny Grubb Johnny Grubb Jim Gentile - Diamond Jim Was A Gem! Jim Gentile - Diamond Jim Was A Gem! Mel Parnell - Boston Red Sox Southpaw - Finesse Inside Fenway Mel Parnell - Boston Red Sox Southpaw - Finesse Inside Fenway Randy "Handsome Ransom" Jackson - Brooklyn Dodgers Randy "Handsome Ransom" Jackson - Brooklyn Dodgers Gus Zernial - Philadelphia Athletics Gus Zernial - Philadelphia Athletics Ron Hansen - Tall Cool One! Ron Hansen - Tall Cool One! Tom "Snake" Sturdivant - Former Yankees Pitcher Tom "Snake" Sturdivant - Former Yankees Pitcher Phil Bradley, Former Major Leaguer, Seattle Mariners, Missouri Tigers Phil Bradley, Former Major Leaguer, Seattle Mariners, Missouri Tigers Gene Alley - Dead End Alley! Gene Alley - Dead End Alley! Tom Tresh and Mike Tresh Tom Tresh and Mike Tresh Warren Spahn Warren Spahn Clete Boyer - Hot Corner Hero - New York Yankees Clete Boyer - Hot Corner Hero - New York Yankees Fergie Jenkins Fergie Jenkins

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Stories & Lists

Baseball's Top 10 Missing Links Baseball Todd's Award Picks Baseball Todd's Award Picks Rick Newville's Field of Dreams Rick Newville's Field of Dreams Baseball Todd's Photo Gallery Great Old Ballcards Great Old Ballcards Baseball's Best Years? Baseball's Best Years?

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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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