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Before the MLB designated hitter (DH) rule, which batters that were used primarily in the 8th batting slot (the pitcher almost always batted 9th) of the lineup were the most valuable?
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7 years ago today, Bartolo Colon made the impossible happen : r/NewYorkMets
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MLB All-Star Game 2013: All-time most pitiful pity all-stars
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Five players chasing MLB records - ESPN
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Is this the Mets 9/11? : r/baseballcirclejerk
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7 years ago today, Bartolo Colon made the impossible happen : r/NewYorkMets
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Bartolo Colon Isn't a One-Pitch Pitcher
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Put David Ortiz in the Hall of Fame, Then End the Pearl-Clutching About PEDs in Baseball
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Seven years later, Bartolo Colon's 'impossible' home run still resonates - Newsday
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If legendary MLB pitchers used to pitch entire games with no problems or issues at all, why do current modern day pitchers leave in only the sixth or seventh inning and they
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Pedro Martinez oral history Game 5 1999 ALDS