{"id":394,"date":"2014-04-23T00:10:59","date_gmt":"2014-04-23T04:10:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/redtinnoodles.com\/?p=394"},"modified":"2014-04-23T00:10:59","modified_gmt":"2014-04-23T04:10:59","slug":"baseball-birthdays-april-twenty-third","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redtinnoodles.com\/?p=394","title":{"rendered":"Baseball Birthdays: April twenty-third"},"content":{"rendered":"

Harry Coveleski’s pitching record wasn’t great.
\nWas called "The Giant Killer" for his exploits in oh-eight.<\/p>\n

Jim Bottomley was so upbeat that "Sunny" was his name.
\nHe still co-holds the record for most ribbies in a game.<\/p>\n

Warren Spahn amassed more wins than any lefty, ever.
\nA longtime Brave with high leg kick, he was both fast and clever.<\/p>\n

Andruw Jones won ten gold gloves for Braves in center field.
\nHe’s still a DH in Japan, will bend but will not yield.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Harry Coveleski’s pitching record wasn’t great. Was called "The Giant Killer" for his exploits in oh-eight. Jim Bottomley was so upbeat that "Sunny" was his name. He still co-holds the record for most ribbies in … 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-394","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":717,"url":"https:\/\/redtinnoodles.com\/?p=717","url_meta":{"origin":394,"position":0},"title":"Blue Notes (For H.)","author":"Rick Young","date":"March 8, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Leg pain in the upright bass. Back ache of the sax. Flat feet tap the odd drum beat. 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