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The unofficial website for any and all baseball fans. Player tributes, baseball stories and record lists written by Todd Newville, who chased down the game's greats for interviews, autographs and grip-and-grin photos.

Player Tributes

Warren Spahn Warren Spahn Randy "Handsome Ransom" Jackson - Brooklyn Dodgers Randy "Handsome Ransom" Jackson - Brooklyn Dodgers Solly Hemus - Former Cardinal - A Rare Bird! Solly Hemus - Former Cardinal - A Rare Bird! Johnny Romano - Sweet Honey! Johnny Romano - Sweet Honey! Darrell Porter Dies At 50 Darrell Porter Dies At 50 Clete Boyer - Hot Corner Hero - New York Yankees Clete Boyer - Hot Corner Hero - New York Yankees Tom "Wimpy" Paciorek - Seattle Mariners And Chicago White Sox Player Tom "Wimpy" Paciorek - Seattle Mariners And Chicago White Sox Player Harry Perkowski - Diamond In The Rough! Harry Perkowski - Diamond In The Rough! Walter Johnson and Christy Mathewson Walter Johnson and Christy Mathewson Lloyd And Paul Waner Lloyd And Paul Waner Bobby Richardson - Idol Worship - New York Yankees Bobby Richardson - Idol Worship - New York Yankees Gus Zernial - Philadelphia Athletics Gus Zernial - Philadelphia Athletics Warren Spahn Dies At 82 Warren Spahn Dies At 82 Gene Alley - Dead End Alley! Gene Alley - Dead End Alley! Harry Brecheen Dead At 89 Harry Brecheen Dead At 89 Willie Stargell Dies At 61 Willie Stargell Dies At 61 Stan Lopata - Former Phillies Catcher Stan Lopata - Former Phillies Catcher Ron Hansen - Tall Cool One! Ron Hansen - Tall Cool One! Cecil Travis Cecil Travis Eddie Fisher Eddie Fisher Bob "Beetle" Bailey - Montreal Expos slugger Bob "Beetle" Bailey - Montreal Expos slugger Oscar Gamble - Dream Weaver! Oscar Gamble - Dream Weaver! Where Have You Gone Fred Beene? Where Have You Gone Fred Beene? Stu Miller - Relief Pitcher Extraordinaire! Stu Miller - Relief Pitcher Extraordinaire!

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Stories & Lists

Unassisted Triple Plays - The Dandy Dozen! Baseball Todd's 2002 Predictions Randy Johnson - Spahn Award Winner Randy Johnson - Spahn Award Winner Oklahoma All-Stars - Baseball's Best Oklahoma All-Stars - Baseball's Best Ed Vosberg Great Old Ballcards Great Old Ballcards

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From the Dugout Blog

The 500 Home Run Club, Explained

The 500 home run club is baseball's most famous power milestone. For decades, reaching 500 career home runs was treated as an automatic Hall of Fame credential, a sign that a hitte

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