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07-15-2010, 03:11 PM #1
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Two New Yorkers no longer with us
Over the span of 5 days, two lesser known players with baseball connections to the Big Apple passed away.
Clint Hartung, a.k.a. the Hondo Hurricane, died on July 8. He was a P/OF/1B for the New York Giants from 1947-52.
Then, on July 12, one of the breifest of Yankees players, SS Frank Verdi, passed away. He played one game for the 1953 Yankees.
Dave Miedema
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07-15-2010, 07:10 PM #2
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Re: Two New Yorkers no longer with us
i think the best gesture ive ever seen from a player is derek jeter going to the plate with the announcer that passed making the call.
Baseball do what it do
-Ron Washington
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07-15-2010, 08:01 PM #3
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07-15-2010, 08:22 PM #4
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