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Lest we forget: Ryne Duren

January 7, 2011

The hard-throwing reliever with the coke-bottle glasses died yesterday at the age of 81. Duren was an alcoholic. He attributed his wildness on the mound just as much to the booze as his poor eyesight. But he cleaned up his act and in later years worked as a substance abuse counselor and motivational speaker. He […]

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Happy Birthday, Ryne Duren

February 22, 2008

The myopic Yankees fireballer turns 79 today. The right-hander also pitched for Orioles, Athletics, Angels, Reds, Phillies, and Senators in a career that spanned from 1954-65. Duren, who battled alcoholism as a player, wrote I Can See Clearly Now, which is a great title when you think about it. The Amazon Report: I Can See […]

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