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\nPreston Gomez was called Pedro, down in Cuban climes.
\nHere he managed three teams, six years, finished last four times.<\/p>\n

Tommy Hutton could have hit two-fifty were he faster.
\nPlayed good first for several years then became a broadcaster.<\/p>\n

Milt Wilcox was a good third starter, Tigers ’84.
\nWon seventeen in season and in playoffs won two more.<\/p>\n

Don Mattingly was dubbed by Yankee fans, "Donnie Baseball."
\nHe never made the playoffs. And he’ll never make the Hall.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Preston Gomez was called Pedro, down in Cuban climes. Here he managed three teams, six years, finished last four times. Tommy Hutton could have hit two-fifty were he faster. Played good first for several years … 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-391","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":473,"url":"https:\/\/redtinnoodles.com\/?p=473","url_meta":{"origin":391,"position":0},"title":"Baseball Birthdays: June fifteenth","author":"Rick Young","date":"June 15, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Billy Williams had a sweet swing, mostly as a Cub. 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