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I became exclusively an American League fan when they instituted the DH rule, and will remain so until the National League moves out of the dark ages.

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W. P. Kinsella
Age: 81 †
Born: 1935
Born: May 25
Died: 2016
Died: September 16
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William Patrick Kinsella
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