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Scott Aldred pitched for six teams ’til arm troubles did him in.
\nOne season played forty-eight games without a loss or win,<\/p>\n

Damon Buford played at USC, just like his dad.
\nIn the majors didn’t have success that dad, Don, had.<\/p>\n

Ryan Klesco often unleashed an enormous swing.
\nThree series home runs while with the Braves earned him a ring.<\/p>\n

Hideki Matsui had great years as a Yankee.
\nWas first Japanese player to win series MVP.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Scott Aldred pitched for six teams ’til arm troubles did him in. One season played forty-eight games without a loss or win, Damon Buford played at USC, just like his dad. In the majors didn’t … 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-470","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":470,"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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