Every city has it's most beloved baseball player. In Cleveland it was Bob Feller. It was more than he was a hall of fame pitcher. It was his stories. How after his rookie year he went back to Iowa to finish high school. How he enlisted in the armed forces after Pearl Harbor. How he organized a tour and pitched across the country with Satchel Paige and other Negro League stars. How Spring Training really never started until Rapid Robert showed up (occasionally practicing his pick off move). Thanks for the memories Bob.....
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Certainly the best pitcher of his generation, and probably among the top 10 of all time. What a joy it must have been to watch him on the mound. Condolences to his family and to the Tribe's faithful.
RIP Bob Feller... a class act all the way around. The statue of him outside the Jake is an absolutely awesome spectacle.
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