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Baseball loyalists cite the game's legendary numbers - 300 wins, 500 homers, 3,000 hits - as evidence of the sport's elegance, beauty, and gravitas. What no one mentions is how wretched and painful it is to actually watch a former star gasp and sputter his way toward a legendary number.
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"Baseball loyalists cite the game's legendary numbers - 300 wins, 500 homers, 3,000 hits - as evidence of the sport's elegance, beauty, and gravitas. What no one mentions is how wretched and painful it is to actually watch a former star gasp and sputter his way toward a legendary number."
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Baseball loyalists cite the game's legendary numbers - 300 wins, 500 homers, 3,000 hits - as evidence of the sport's elegance, beauty, and gravitas. What no one mentions is how wretched and painful it is to actually watch a former star gasp and sputter his way toward a legendary number. — Stephen Rodrick

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Stephen Rodrick was a Journalist from United States (1901–present).

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Who said "Baseball loyalists cite the game's legendary numbers - 300 wins, 500 homers, 3,…"?
This quote is attributed to Stephen Rodrick, a Journalist from United States.
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Stephen Rodrick lived from 1901 – present.
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