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A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives
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Why doesn't Billy Wagner get more Hall of Fame love?
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Cardboard appreciation: 1992 Upper Deck Deion Sanders SP
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One more time for The Infield
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The closer conundrum: Are Billy Wagner and his modern-day peers Hall of Fame worthy?, Sports
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Completing another all-time favorite
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The rule of thirds and '08 Stadium Club
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Brush with greatness: U.L. Washington
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Bipping has jumped the shark
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C.A.: 2003 Topps Hideo Nomo