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Joe Dugan played a good third base with Babe and Lou’s great Yanks.
\nThey say he earned his nickname, though, by often "Jumping" ranks.<\/p>\n

Yogi Berra might be the best catcher of all time.
\nSome say it’s his malaprops that make him so sublime.<\/p>\n

Felipe Alou had brothers two and, later, son that played.
\nAs player and as manager, he gets a middling grade.<\/p>\n

Lou Whitaker excelled in eighteen-year-long Tiger run.
\nIt’s fitting and appropriate Sweet Lou wore number one.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Joe Dugan played a good third base with Babe and Lou’s great Yanks. They say he earned his nickname, though, by often "Jumping" ranks. Yogi Berra might be the best catcher of all time. Some … 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-420","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":479,"url":"https:\/\/redtinnoodles.com\/?p=479","url_meta":{"origin":420,"position":0},"title":"Baseball Birthdays: June nineteenth","author":"Rick Young","date":"June 19, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Lou Gehrig was the \"Iron Horse,\" until felled by disease. 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