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Word: squibbler (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
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...They had plenty to choose from, among all the spectacular feats in the sport's 126-year history: making a sensational catch (Willie Mays, 1954), pitching a perfect game (Don Larsen, 1956), smashing a thrilling homer (Bill Mazeroski, 1960, or Carlton Fisk, 1975), hitting a squibbler that took an amazin' bounce (Mookie Wilson, 1986). But they chose one that took no athletic ability at all: walking onto a baseball field at the beginning of a game. When Cal Ripken of the Baltimore Orioles did that on September 6, 1995, he broke Lou Gehrig's iron-man record...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cal Ripken Is No Hero | 10/24/2002 | See Source »

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