Dizzy Dean
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"Jay Hanna "Dizzy" Dean", also known as "Jerome Herman Dean", was an American Professional baseball/professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs and the Baltimore Orioles/St. Louis Browns. A brash and colorful personality, Dean was the last National League pitcher to win 30 games in one season. After his playing career, he became a popular television sports commentator. Dean was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, 1953/1953. When the Cardinals reopened the team St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame Museum/Hall of Fame in 2014, Dean was inducted among the inaugural class.

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I never keep a scorecard or the batting averages. I hate statistics. What I got to know, I keep in my head.

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It puzzles me how they know what corners are good for filling stations. Just how did they know gas and oil was under there?

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I can't tell you why there's a delay, but stick your head out of the window and you'll know why.

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I ain't what I used to be, but who the hell is?

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All ballplayers want to wind up their careers with the Cubs, Giants or Yankees. They just can't help it.

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The doctors x-rayed my head and found nothing.

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Well what's wrong with ain't? And as for saying 'Rizzuto slud into second' it just ain't natural. Sounds silly to me. Slud is something more than slid. It means sliding with great effort.

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Anybody who's ever had the privilege of seeing me play knows that I am the greatest pitcher in the world.

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Mr. Rickey, I'll put more people in the park than anybody since Babe Ruth.

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