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Classic card of the week

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Denny Neagle, 1991 Fleer Ultra Prospects series Hi, Denny Neagle! Smell your armpits? Sure! I’ll do anything to get close to a classic, young fireballer. Denny is not the classic, young fireballer. The classic, young fireballer is a British man in his mid-twenties who pitches for the Englishtown Blokes and wears a monocle. Or, this guy . Denny Neagle—you continue to go against the grain, you 6’4,” 200 lb Caucasian pitcher who grew up in a Maryland suburb and played baseball your whole life! He is no bonus baby. Darn tootin’! That’s probably because the bonus baby rule was abolished in 1965. But still. Denny Neagle didn’t even earn a salary. He pitched for pride. And money, most of which he distributed to the poor and other big honkies facing similar obstacles coming up through the system. He has advance {sic} quickly through the Twins organization for one reason. His dad is Jeremiah Neagle, owner of Neagle’s Cadillac in Minneapolis and major shareholder of the Minnesota Twins? He can ...