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Posted By: Scot Reader

For some reason I have always cheered the loudest for the late 30s-or-older guys who are nearing either 3,000 hits or 300 wins, e.g. Harold Baines, Buddy Bell, Craig Biggio, Bert Blyleven, Bill Buckner, Carlton Fisk, Julio Franco, Jim Kaat, Phil Niekro, Al Oliver, Nolan Ryan, Rusty Staub, Robin Yount, etc., etc. One might classify them as "veterans on the bubble".