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Article: Gossage, Dreyfuss enshrined
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- July 28, 2008
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COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. -- For more than two decades, Rich "Goose"
Gossage unnerved batters as one of baseball's most menacing and
dominating relief pitchers. On Sunday, it was his turn for the
jitters.
"This experience is overwhelming, over the top. I can't put in
words what this means," Gossage told a decidedly New York Yankees
crowd during the National Baseball Hall of Fame ceremony that capped
his 22-year career.
Gossage had to pause twice to collect his thoughts -- including
once when he was moved to tears talking about now dead teammates
Thurman Munson and Bobby Murcer.
"I'm like a kid going on his first ride at Disney World and not
getting off for 22 years," said Gossage, whose speech was ...