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Closer than ever Gossage hoping the Hall Fates smile on him this time.(Sports)
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Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)
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January 5, 2008
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Byline: Jack Etkin, Rocky Mountain News
Fast-forward to the Hall of Fame induction ceremony July 27. Imagine Goose Gossage, at long last, about to be honored. He's on an outdoor stage with dozens of Hall of
Famers behind him, looking out at family, friends, former teammates and thousands of fans.
Gossage was an intimidating closer at a time when that role involved much heavier lifting than
today. His freewheeling delivery, his overpowering, hit-it-if-you-can fastball, his scowl and even his Fu Manchu mustache added to his pitching persona, which, in a word, was menacing.
But that's all in the past on this summer
afternoon in Cooperstown, N.Y. ...
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