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Dusty Rhodes was noted for his many clutch pinch hits.
\nHe was a Giant at the plate. His fielding was the pits.<\/p>\n

Leon Wagner, "Daddy Wags," hit homers for five teams.
\nHe wound up homeless in L.A. and died with shattered dreams.<\/p>\n

John Roseboro was battered by the Giants’ Marichal.
\nThe Dodger was forgiving, though, and Juan became his pal.<\/p>\n

Bobby Valentine, indeed, was no flash in the pan.
\nHe played with five clubs, managed three, including in Japan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Dusty Rhodes was noted for his many clutch pinch hits. He was a Giant at the plate. His fielding was the pits. Leon Wagner, "Daddy Wags," hit homers for five teams. He wound up homeless … 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-423","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":360,"url":"https:\/\/redtinnoodles.com\/?p=360","url_meta":{"origin":423,"position":0},"title":"Baseball Birthdays: March thirty-first","author":"Rick Young","date":"March 31, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"\"Moose\" Stubing's cup of coffee was just five times at the plate. 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