"Ripper" Collins was an aptly nicknamed gashouse Card.
\nHe played a slick first base and hit the horsehide very hard.<\/p>\n
Grady Little managed Boston, took ’em pretty far,
\nBut always will be Pedro’d for not pulling out his star.<\/p>\n
Jack Lazorko was a righty hurler from Hoboken.
\nHe was no Frank Sinatra: five career wins, I’m not jokin’.<\/p>\n
Terry Bross had zero career wins as mop-up man.
\nHe did pitch one no-hitter, but it happened in Japan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
"Ripper" Collins was an aptly nicknamed gashouse Card. He played a slick first base and hit the horsehide very hard. Grady Little managed Boston, took ’em pretty far, But always will be Pedro’d for not pulling out his star. Jack Lazorko was a righty hurler from Hoboken. 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