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Old 02-22-2018, 10:52 PM
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Originally Posted by timn1 View Post
Obscure today,
I led my leagues in many things,
And after my heyday
I even snagged a couple of rings.

At my best
I was more than fit for the Hall,
At my worst,
I could still tell a strike from a ball.
Eddie Rommel? He led the AL in eight categories between 1921 and 1928, was on the A's World Series winning teams of 1929 and 1930 even though he didn't play in the 1930 Series, had Hall Of Fame worthy years in 1922 and 1925, and then was an umpire for twenty plus years.
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