{"id":371,"date":"2014-04-06T11:49:52","date_gmt":"2014-04-06T15:49:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/redtinnoodles.com\/?p=371"},"modified":"2014-04-06T12:05:24","modified_gmt":"2014-04-06T16:05:24","slug":"baseball-birthdays-april-sixth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redtinnoodles.com\/?p=371","title":{"rendered":"Baseball Birthdays: April sixth"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mickey Cochrane was a catcher with a lot of vim.
\n In ’31, Mutt Mantle named his first son after him.<\/p>\n

Ernie “Schnozz” Lombardi had a famous “Big Snooze” game.
\n He is the slowest catcher in the Baseball Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n

Bert Blyleven piled up strikeouts with a mean curve ball.
\n After fourteen years, the dutchman made it to the hall.<\/p>\n

Brett Boone’s dad Bob and grandpa Ray had long M.L. careers.
\n Brother Aaron played as well. Good ball genes, it appears.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Mickey Cochrane was a catcher with a lot of vim. In ’31, Mutt Mantle named his first son after him. Ernie “Schnozz” Lombardi had a famous “Big Snooze” game. 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