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exboyfil

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13. Nothing like the Yankees

Reply to dameatball (Reply #12)

Tue Jun 5, 2018, 03:44 PM

Jun 2018

but yes I loved Johnny Bench. Only broke through twice in World Series. I still resent them having the best season record and being denied a shot at the playoffs in 1981 because of the strike (part of it was they could have tied the first half if they had played the same number of games).

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