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The Dugout: Cleveland Indians Heaven

Bob Feller died, and I wasn't sure what to make of it. When 9/11 happened, I wrote that the weirdest aspect of it all was that the buildings weren't going to be there anymore. I was desensitized to tragedy and overwhelmed with political opinions from every side, but the one thing I couldn't process is that I'd look at...

Bob Feller's Brainstorm Helped Pave Way for Baseball Integration

Just before the 1946 World Series between the Red Sox and Cardinals started early that October, what would prove to be a historically more significant baseball tournament opened in Pittsburgh. It featured competing teams of all-stars. One was from the all-white major leagues. The other was from the Negro Leagues, where...

Bob Feller Dies: 'Rapid Robert' Facts

(Dec. 16) -- Nicknamed "Rapid Robert" for his 100 mph fastballs, Cleveland Indians legend and Hall of Famer Bob Feller is being remembered today as one of the greatest pitchers in baseball history. He passed away Wednesday at age 92 due to complications from leukemia. Feller joined the Indians in 1936 at the ripe old age...

Bob Feller, Hall of Fame Pitcher, Dies at 92

Bob Feller, the longest tenured living Baseball Hall of Famer, died Wednesday night following a battle with leukemia. He was 92.

Bob Feller's Delivery Fierce to the Finish

A real natural existed before Roy Hobbs was a creation in a filmmaker's mind. A guy who learned to pitch throwing into a makeshift backstop with his father on the family farm in Iowa. A guy who would achieve greatness in baseball and willingly sacrifice some of that greatness for his country. Bob Feller was an original,...

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05/24/12 Brushing Batters Back Will Always Be Part of the Game,... Source: Bleacher Report Near the end of the 1954 season, Sports Illustrated writer Jimmy Jemail asked some baseball players whether or not a pitcher should throw the "duster" (today, "brush-back pitch") to a dangerous hitter in a close game.
05/03/12 Bryce Harper and 5 MLB Prospects Who Lived Up to... Source: Bleacher Report Nicknamed "Rapid Robert" for his blazing fastball, Bob Feller was signed by the Indians âfor $1 and an autographed baseballâout of high school as a 17-year-old.
04/25/12 It's everyone's day to feel like a 'big-leaguer' Source: Cleveland.com I'm sure many a local high school player follows their beloved Cleveland Indians either closely tuning in to the telecasts on SportsTime Ohio or making a few trips to the ballpark located at the intersection of Carnegie and Ontario Avenue.

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Robert William Andrew "Bob" Feller (November 3, 1918December 15, 2010), nicknamed "The Heater from Van Meter,""Bullet Bob," and "Rapid Robert," was an American Major League Baseball pitcher.

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