Albert Pujols and Josh Hamilton in a matchup of MVP sluggers. Nelson Cruz and David Freese becoming bigger names with each home run swing. Pitching staffs full of shaky starters and shutdown relievers. Plus a Rally Squirrel and the Claw. The Texas Rangers and St. Louis Cardinals with a lot of symmetry, all set to
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The year 1915 was a good one for George. He was twenty-one years old, recently married and a starting pitcher for the Boston Red Socks. On May 15 of that year his team was playing the Yankees at the Polo Grounds, with Jack Warhop on the mound for New York. In the third inning, George
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