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Baseball is a spirited race of man against man, reflex against reflex. A game of inches. Every skill is measured. Every heroic, every failing is seen and cheered, or booed. And then becomes a statistic.
Ernie Harwell
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Ernie Harwell
Age: 92 †
Born: 1918
Born: January 25
Died: 2010
Died: May 4
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But most of all, I'm a part of you people out there who have listened to me, because especially you people in Michigan, you Tiger fans, you've given me so much warmth, so much affection and so much love.
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I deeply appreciate the people of Michigan. I love their grit. I love the way they face life. I love the family values they have.
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A tall, thin old man waving a scorecard from the corner of his dugout. That's baseball.
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