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Rod Kanehl played second base for hapless early Mets.
\nThe fans all loved their "Hot Rod." He was one of Casey’s pets.<\/p>\n

Ron Perranoski was a Dodger relief king.
\nIn sixty-three and sixty-five, he won a series ring.<\/p>\n

Phil Niekro is a knuckleballer in the Hall of fame.
\nHe had a twenty-twenty year and threw one no-hit game.<\/p>\n

Rusty Staub in Montreal was called Le Grand Orange.
\nHe was a chef, but sampling turned him into a blancmange.<\/p>\n

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Rod Kanehl played second base for hapless early Mets. The fans all loved their "Hot Rod." He was one of Casey’s pets. Ron Perranoski was a Dodger relief king. In sixty-three and sixty-five, he won … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[3,4],"class_list":["post-361","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-poem-2","tag-poem","tag-poetry-2"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":351,"url":"https:\/\/redtinnoodles.com\/?p=351","url_meta":{"origin":361,"position":0},"title":"Baseball Birthdays: March twenty-second","author":"Rick Young","date":"March 22, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Ramon Martinez always said brother Pedro was better. 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