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Ed Roush had great years with the Reds. Nobody can doubt that.
\nThe Hall of Fame outfielder swung a forty-eight ounce bat.<\/p>\n

Mike Cuellar’s baffling lefty tosses had movement aplenty.
\nWith Orioles, he won a Cy and four times at least twenty.<\/p>\n

Dennis Leonard was a workhorse righty for K.C.
\nPitched thirteen years there until cut short by knee injury.<\/p>\n

Adrian Gonzalez, a spray hitter with good pop,
\nHas played ten years with four teams, L.A. Dodgers latest stop.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ed Roush had great years with the Reds. Nobody can doubt that. The Hall of Fame outfielder swung a forty-eight ounce bat. Mike Cuellar’s baffling lefty tosses had movement aplenty. With Orioles, he won a … 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-416","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":356,"url":"https:\/\/redtinnoodles.com\/?p=356","url_meta":{"origin":416,"position":0},"title":"Baseball Birthdays: March twenty-seventh","author":"Rick Young","date":"March 27, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Wes Covington's Braves series win would highlight his career. 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