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...look at it, Eckersley was not a typical pitcher. Throughout his career with the Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Oakland A’s and St. Louis Cardinals, the kid from California known as the Eck utilized his trademark sidearm delivery to deceive hitters. Eckersley??€™s long black hair always hung out the back of his cap, and he would routinely pump his fist in jubilation after completing one of his 2,401 career strikeouts...
...Eckersley??€™s professional career was as remarkable as the gesture he did for me. From his entrance in the league in 1975 until 1986, the Eck was a dominating starting pitcher, compiling double-digit win totals in nine of those seasons. However, Eckersley had a difficult battle with alcohol abuse in the mid-eighties that coincided with his slip from his peak as a 20-game winner in 1978 to the point where he was simply mediocre...
...induction into Cooperstown on January 6. Eckersley is only the third primarily relief pitcher to be elected to the Hall of Fame, following Rollie Fingers and Hoyt Wilhelm. In a week in which Pete Rose stole the headlines in order to try to gain his own election to Cooperstown, Eckersley??€™s sterling character provides a wonderful contrast...
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