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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

Eddie Fisher Eddie Fisher Warren Spahn Dies At 82 Warren Spahn Dies At 82 Phil Bradley, Former Major Leaguer, Seattle Mariners, Missouri Tigers Phil Bradley, Former Major Leaguer, Seattle Mariners, Missouri Tigers Harry Brecheen - Deceased Cardinals Pitcher - One Cool Cat Harry Brecheen - Deceased Cardinals Pitcher - One Cool Cat Bob "Beetle" Bailey - Montreal Expos slugger Bob "Beetle" Bailey - Montreal Expos slugger Randy "Handsome Ransom" Jackson - Brooklyn Dodgers Randy "Handsome Ransom" Jackson - Brooklyn Dodgers "Beeney!" - Fred Beene, Former Major League Baseball Pitcher "Beeney!" - Fred Beene, Former Major League Baseball Pitcher Bobby Richardson - Idol Worship - New York Yankees Bobby Richardson - Idol Worship - New York Yankees Johnny Grubb Johnny Grubb Ron Hansen - Tall Cool One! Ron Hansen - Tall Cool One! Darrell Porter Dies At 50 Darrell Porter Dies At 50 Harry Perkowski - Diamond In The Rough! Harry Perkowski - Diamond In The Rough! Danny Walton - Dandy Danny! Danny Walton - Dandy Danny! Walter Johnson and Christy Mathewson Walter Johnson and Christy Mathewson Stu Miller - Relief Pitcher Extraordinaire! Stu Miller - Relief Pitcher Extraordinaire! Dennis Bennett - Against The Odds Dennis Bennett - Against The Odds Tom Tresh - Yankees - 1962 AL Rookie of the Year Tom Tresh - Yankees - 1962 AL Rookie of the Year Jackson Richard Newville Jackson Richard Newville Gene Alley - Dead End Alley! Gene Alley - Dead End Alley! Harry Brecheen Dead At 89 Harry Brecheen Dead At 89 Max Alvis - Maximum Overdrive! Max Alvis - Maximum Overdrive! Where Have You Gone Fred Beene? Where Have You Gone Fred Beene? Tom "Wimpy" Paciorek - Seattle Mariners And Chicago White Sox Player Tom "Wimpy" Paciorek - Seattle Mariners And Chicago White Sox Player Tom "Snake" Sturdivant - Former Yankees Pitcher Tom "Snake" Sturdivant - Former Yankees Pitcher

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Stories & Lists

Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris Top Oklahoma Sooners In Pro Baseball Top Oklahoma Sooners In Pro Baseball About Baseball Todd 2001 Predictions 2001 Predictions Rookies of the Year Baseball Todd's 2003 Award Picks Baseball Todd's 2003 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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