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Favorite Athlete: Al Kaline

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Favorite Athlete: Al Kaline

Aug 14, 2013
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Favorite Athlete: Al Kaline

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It was the way he carried himself, how he never complained, how although a great player he knew he was not in the same class as Mays, Mantle, and Aaron. It was the way he never made a mental mistake. It was the diving catch to save and end a 1962 game against the Yankees, when he broke his collarbone, video of which does not exist. It was that he was s…

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