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The dumber a pitcher is, the better. When he gets smart and begins to experiment with a lot of different pitches, he's in trouble. All I ever had was a fastball, a curve and a changeup and I did pretty good.

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Dizzy Dean
Age: 64 †
Born: 1910
Born: January 16
Died: 1974
Died: July 17
Baseball Player
Logan County
Arkansas
Jay Hanna Dizzy Dean
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Fastball
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