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Article: GOOSEBUMPS
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- The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
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- January 9, 2008
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PETE CALDERA, STAFF WRITER
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
01-09-2008
GOOSEBUMPS -- Hall of Fame makes call to the pen, brings in Gossage
By PETE CALDERA, STAFF WRITER
Date: 01-09-2008, Wednesday
Section: SPORTS
Edtion: All Editions
In his day as a fearsome reliever, Rich "Goose" Gossage usually got in before the ninth.
On Tuesday afternoon, the nine-time All-Star, who pitched for nine clubs, finally was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in his ninth year on the writers' ballot.
"Very emotional. ... I can't even describe the feeling," Gossage said on a conference call, after being notified that he'd received 85.8 percent of the vote. "I've waited awhile."
Red Sox' slugger Jim Rice fell ...