{"id":382,"date":"2014-04-14T12:06:21","date_gmt":"2014-04-14T16:06:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/redtinnoodles.com\/?p=382"},"modified":"2014-04-14T12:06:21","modified_gmt":"2014-04-14T16:06:21","slug":"baseball-birthdays-april-fourteenth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redtinnoodles.com\/?p=382","title":{"rendered":"Baseball Birthdays: April fourteenth"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pete Rose broke Cobb’s hit record, but won’t make the Hall of Fame.
\nIt seems that "Charlie Hustle" got caught gambling on the game.<\/p>\n

Greg Maddux won 355 and four Cy Young Awards.
\nHis pitches had late movement and cut corners just like swords.<\/p>\n

David Justice spent some time on t.v. commentary.
\nHe won two Series rings, but, even better, Halle Berry.<\/p>\n

Steve Avery was the youngest guy to win a playoff game.
\nHe pitched too much, blew out his arm, and never was the same.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Pete Rose broke Cobb’s hit record, but won’t make the Hall of Fame. It seems that "Charlie Hustle" got caught gambling on the game. Greg Maddux won 355 and four Cy Young Awards. 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