sports illustrated and cnn are one now?

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Animalman said:
Re: Voice of Negro Leagues, Buck O'Neil



annie, thats racist.

its 2006.

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sportsillustrated.cnn.com said:
O'Neil later signed Hall-of-Famers Lou Brock and Ernie Banks as a scout.



two famous cubbies!

... aww....

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sportsillustrated.cnn.com said:
In July, just before he was briefly hospitalized for fatigue, he batted in a minor league All-Star contest and became the oldest man ever to appear in a professional game.




steroids

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sportsillustrated.cnn.com said:
"But it's not a good score any more,'' he quipped on his 90th birthday.



heh.

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sportsillustrated.cnn.com said:
In February 2006, it was widely thought that a special 12-person committee commissioned to render final judgments on Negro Leagues and pre-Negro league figures would make him a shoo-in for the Baseball Hall of Fame. It would be, his many fans all thought, a fitting tribute to the entire body of his life's work.



i honestly couldn't believe he wasn't. even by name-recognition, alone.

he'll more than likely make it in, honorarily, during the next ceremony.

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