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I mentioned yesterday that Branch Rickey coined the term "five-tool players"...

... for those rare athletes who could run, throw, field, hit and hit with power. Of the five basic attributes he considered speed and arm strength essential to major league success. He and his able and loyal instructors could teach hitting and fielding but speed and arm strength were naturally endowed. Hitting with power was  Read More 
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Today, May 6th Willie Howard Mays turns 78 years old.

For the young folks reading this blog the name may not ring a resounding bell. But those of us old timers who grew up with three teams in New York City remember Mays reverently. You didn't have to root for the Giants to realize that the irrepressible young man from near Birmingham, Alabama was  Read More 
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