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Rickey Henderson will hang up spikes as game's greatest leadoff hitter.(Warm Up Tosses)
TWO AGING FORMER MAJOR LEAGUERS WERE SITTING ON A PARK BENCH ONE day, feeding pigeons and talking about baseball.
"Do you think there's baseball in heaven?" asked Sam, an ex-pitcher.
"I dunno," said Mort, a one-time catcher. "But, let's make a deal. If I die first, I'll come back and tell you. If you die first, you come back and tell me."
They shake hands on their agreement, and a few months later, Mort dies. One afternoon shortly afterward, Sam is sitting by himself on the same bench when he hears a voice whisper, "Sam, Sam."
"Mort, is that you?" says Sam.
"Yeah," whispers Mort. "I've got some good news and some bad news for ...
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