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Baseball Can Kill You

Apparently about 900 people have died playing or watching baseball in the last 145 years.

One, a shortstop in 1902, took a grounder to the throat, and before expiring actually gunned out the runner who hit it.

It's not quite payback, but at least the guy who took him out didn't improve his batting average.

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By: lvtdude
On: 5/27/2009 7:30:00 PM
And now guys sit out with a hangnail or a blister....
 

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