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Babe Herman hit for the cycle a co-record three times.
\nHis fielding and base running were considered minor crimes.<\/p>\n

"Home Run" Brown, a longtime Monarch, is now in the Hall of Fame.
\nBetter-known Josh Gibson gave Willard the powerful nickname.<\/p>\n

Bill Robinson played sixteen years and got one series ring.
\nAs hitting coach for Mets and Marlins, later got more bling.<\/p>\n

Derek Jeter, twenty-year Yanks’ shortstop will step down.
\nWearing five rings, his next destination’s Cooperstown.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Babe Herman hit for the cycle a co-record three times. His fielding and base running were considered minor crimes. "Home Run" Brown, a longtime Monarch, is now in the Hall of Fame. Better-known Josh Gibson … 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-487","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":351,"url":"https:\/\/redtinnoodles.com\/?p=351","url_meta":{"origin":487,"position":0},"title":"Baseball Birthdays: March twenty-second","author":"Rick Young","date":"March 22, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Ramon Martinez always said brother Pedro was better. 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