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articles/2014/09/27/will-the-real-jim-palmer-please-stand-up/140926-belth-stacks-tease_rkkctw
Enigma

Will the Real Jim Palmer Please Stand Up

He was a winner who was called a quitter, a hypochondriac who averaged 288 innings a season for nine seasons—Palmer might be the most complicated man to ever throw a baseball.

Tom Boswell

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