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Martin Dihigo, Cuban star, could dominate a game.
\nMight be the only player who is in five Halls of Fame.<\/p>\n

John Montefusco was a rookie of the year.
\n"The Count" threw one no-hitter in a good twelve-year career.<\/p>\n

Bob Knepper was an N.L. lefty known for being glib.
\nHe threw some ugly comments at both gays and women’s lib.<\/p>\n

Miguel Tejada won a home run derby with the O’s.
\nWhether he lied ’bout age and ‘roids, it seems that no one knows.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Martin Dihigo, Cuban star, could dominate a game. Might be the only player who is in five Halls of Fame. John Montefusco was a rookie of the year. "The Count" threw one no-hitter in 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-440","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":355,"url":"https:\/\/redtinnoodles.com\/?p=355","url_meta":{"origin":440,"position":0},"title":"Baseball Birthdays: March twenty-sixth","author":"Rick Young","date":"March 26, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Mel Queen gave up the outfield and he taught himself to pitch. 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