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2005 hall of fame inductees.(National Baseball Hall Of Fame)
1984 N.L. MVP Ryne Sandberg
BY PAUL SULLIVAN
IN AN ERA WHEN SUPERSTARS PREFERRED to speak loudly while carrying a big stick, Ryne Sandberg was a notable exception.
Sandberg's refusal to call attention to himself may have hurt his chances of becoming a first-ballot Hall of Famer, despite nine straight Gold Gloves, 10 consecutive All-Star appearances and a flair for the dramatic in the national spotlight.
But Sandberg's wait ended last January when the soft-spoken Cubs star was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his third year on the ballot.
Sandberg and five-time American League batting champion Wade Boggs were the only ...
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...been more pointed than Sandberg's. Relief pitcher Bruce Sutter faces a tall task Sunday trying to match Sandberg's eloquence and intensity...hit two home runs in the Bruce Sutter game' [in 1984]." Sandberg regrets nothing a year...
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...Cardinals when Cubs second baseman Ryne Sandberg pulled off the improbable feat...nonpareil Cardinals relief ace Bruce Sutter, tying the score each time...t have meant anything," said Sandberg Tuesday, just hours after he had...
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...On June 23, 1984, Sandberg drove in seven runs...All-Star reliever Bruce Sutter as the Cubs rallied...division title and for Sandberg's MVP campaign...reliever of that time_Bruce Sutter, who belongs in the Hall of Fame," Sandberg said. "That game took...
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...been more pointed than Sandberg's. Relief pitcher Bruce Sutter faces a tall task Sunday trying to match Sandberg's eloquence and intensity...hit two home runs in the Bruce Sutter game' (in 1984)." Sandberg regrets nothing a year...
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...But don't look for Sandberg to get in on the act by giving Bruce Sutter a hard time this year...everyone else," said Sandberg, a noted prankster...And finally ... Ryne Sandberg on Bruce Sutter: "We bump into each...
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...than June 23, 1984. Sandberg's performance that...off Cardinals' closer Bruce Sutter in both the ninth and...franchise. While Sandberg said he did not flash...Today was the Ryne Sandberg of old,'' Grace said...in 1984 when he faced Bruce Sutter.'' Saturday reminded...
