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Phillies Legend Robin Roberts Remembered

Published: May 15, 2010

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Even if you have never heard of Robin Roberts, the first line on his plaque hanging in Cooperstown sums it up: ‘Tireless worker who never missed a start in [the] decade of the fifties.’ Think about that for a second and try to picture one of the overpaid and babied pitchers of the modern era [...]

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Move Over Barry – Mickey Mantle Used Steroids

Published: July 28, 2009

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What will they say now? All of the sportswriters who have been squawking about the so-called ‘steroid era’ in baseball may have to modify their stance just a tad if the following is true: Mickey Mantle was given testosterone by a physician which caused an abcess in his hip during the 1961 season. According to [...]

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Come Clean, Roger… Even If You Aren’t

Published: May 27, 2008

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More Reasons To Show Clemens Used PEDs and Lied About It Sergeant Joe Friday would implore “All we want are the facts, ma’am,” in what seemed to be nearly every episode of “Dragnet.” That is precisely what we all want in the Roger Clemens steroids scandal. While there may never be that proverbial ‘smoking gun’ [...]

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