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Dean Palmer is largely overlooked today, but there was a time when he consistently outperformed the famed Roger Maris.
Dean Palmer is largely overlooked today, but there was a time when he consistently outperformed the famed Roger Maris.
A contract so good it gave rise to the semi-official New York holiday of “Bobby Bonnilla Day.”
The Journal of the American Medical Association published a study covering suicide rates among professional athletes. Former big leaguer Red Stallcup was one of several ballplayers who died in a short span in 1989.
Dale Mitchell struck out looking for the final out of Don Larsen’s perfect 1956 World Series game. What is so interesting about this fact is not that Larsen had just made history, but rather that anyone could get a strike past Mitchell.
Topps generally avoided putting rookies in the ’93 Finest set. Cal Eldred’s incredible rookie performance in 1992 got him into the checklist.
A hidden ball trick, sneaky trade demands, and a murderous girlfriend.
My first 1993 refractor features the lead singer of two different alternative rock bands.
A seemingly unstoppable football and baseball talent was pushed off the field by recurring panic attacks.