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Baseball Hall of Famers Go to Bat to Keep Kids Safe

By Chris EptingFeb 4th 2011 – 8:45AM
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Earlier this week, almost two dozen baseball legends, including two brand-name Hall of Famers, gathered in Huntington Beach, Calif., to lend their support to an organization that goes to bat for kids. KinderVision, founded in 1991, was developed by Doug Sebastian, with the assistance of law enforcement and other experts,...

Baseball Fans Rally to Honor Forgotten 'Take Me Out to the Ballgame' Scribe

By Chris EptingJul 6th 2010 – 6:41PM
Courtesy Maria Sotelo

Courtesy Maria Sotelo

(July 9) -- It looks like Jack Norworth, lyricist for baseball's unofficial national anthem, "Take Me Out to the Ballgame," may be getting his due after all. Strange that just three months ago in an AOL Weird News story, I wrote about how the man who penned the lyrics for one of our nation's most familiar anthem's was...

The Dugout: Age Ain't Nothin' But The Length Of Time An Organism Has Lived

By B. Thompson StroudAug 16th 2008 – 3:40PM

Jamie Moyer and Greg Maddux know each other very well. The Cubs drafted them both in 1984, 31st and 135th respectively. They were rookies together, played together in Chicago, and have been pitching with or against or amongst each other, win or lose, for the last 24 years. Last night, the Phillies beat the Padres 1-0....

Ronnie Belliard Is Free, Free at Last

By Eamonn BrennanJul 7th 2007 – 1:25PM

Much like his predecessor in sketchy MLB monetary issues Rollie Fingers, Ronnie Belliard has reason to celebrate 'round this year's Fourth of July: some dude trying to extort money from him is going to jail. George Edwards, 49, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Catherine Perry to one year and one day in prison. It was...

Rollie Fingers No Longer a Tax Delinquent, Just in Time For Independence Day

By Eamonn BrennanJul 3rd 2007 – 12:04PM

You want the scent of America, do you? You want the smell of grilling hot dogs in the backyard, of fresh herbicide-laden grass, of dangerous fireworks being lit by small children. Why, that's freedom I smell!Get a whiff of this: Rollie Fingers, Hall of Fame pitcher and noted Milwaukee tax avoider, is no longer on the list...

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Jason Aldean Hopes to Brave the World Series Someday

By Lorie Hollabaugh Jul 07th 2011 - 10:06AM

Jason Aldean grew up playing baseball and dreamed of becoming a major leaguer until he decided to follow his musical dreams, so it's no wonder when pressed to choose one sporting event he'd love to sing the national anthem at, he'd have to go with the World Series.

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Jason Aldean to Step Up to the All-Star Plate

By Cameron Matthews Jun 22nd 2011 - 03:41PM

Jason Aldean will play alongside several fellow celebrities and baseball greats in the MLB's 2011 Taco Bell All-Star Sunday, July 10 in Phoenix, Ariz. Baseball Hall of Famers Ernie Banks, Rollie Fingers, Rickey Henderson and Ozzie Smith are scheduled to team up in the five-inning game with fellow MLB greats and stars...

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  • 01/28/12 Mustachioed Legend Rollie Fingers' Bobblehead Looks to... Source: The Last Angry Fan The Oakland A's have designated their April 21st game against the Indians as Rollie Fingers Bobblehead day, and as you can tell by the picture of the real Rollie with his bobbleheaded doppelganger, it truly is a magnificent piece.
  • 04/21/11 Ballpark Figures with Rollie Fingers Source: Battle Creek Enquirer - Battle Creek MI http://www.battlecreekenquirer.com/VideoNetwork/912359386001/Ballpark-Figures-with-Rollie-Fingers http://www.battlecreekenquirer.com/VideoNetwork/912359386001/Ballpark-Figures-with-Rollie-Fingers http://bcdownload.gannett.edgesuite.net/contentone/44692046001/44692046001_912334733001_th-912326105001.jpg Ballpark Figures with Rollie Fingers Bloomberg Sports Anchor Rob Shaw sits down for a one-on-one with Baseball Hall of Famer Rollie Fingers.

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Roland Glen Fingers (born August 25, 1946) is a retired American Major League Baseball relief pitcher.

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