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Baseball secrets and suspensions ripple through the game
Tracy Ringolsby surveys how Billy Martin and others pushed rules, corked bats, and cheating myths while MLB experiments with QuesTec, drafts swing between college and high school, and captains shift power as Sosa faces eight game suspension and Hall of Fame debates endure.
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Billy Martin
Oakland A’s
Art Fowler
Fowler
Oakland
Martin
Maury Wills
Seattle
Rick Langford
A's
Wills
Billy
Sammy Sosa
Bud Selig
Sosa
Dominican Republic
Whitey Ford
Don Drysdale
Gaylord Perry
Cooperstown
Gil Hodges
Dodgers
John McGraw
Hughie Jennings
Wilbert Robinson
Hall of Fame
Baltimore Orioles
Joe Kelley P
Robinson
Dale Mohorcic
Arizona
Curt Schilling
Bank One
Baseball
Big Brother
Major League Baseball
Schilling
Bill Arnold
Sports Features Group
QuesTec
Anaheim
Boston
Cleveland
Houston
Milwaukee
New York
Tampa Bay
Arnold
Billy Beane
Toronto
J.P. Ricciardi
Beane
Boston Red Sox
Ken Griffey Jr
Mike Harkey
Alex Rodriguez
Darren Dreifort
Roger Jongewaard
Yankees
Baltimore
Nick Markakis
Young Harris (Ga
Cincinnati
Orioles
Markakis
Erich Cloninger
Tony
Brandon Wood
Horizon High School
Scottsdale
Ariz
Joe Torres
Angels
Casey Kotchman
Texas
Scott Boras
Vince Sinisi
Rice University
Sinisi
Boras
Rangers
John Danks
Round Rock
University of Texas
A’s
Pat Gillick
Mariners
Atlanta
Braves
Jarred Salamacchia
Palm Beach
Fla
Florida
Jeff Allison
Peabody
Mass
Marlins
Jim Fleming
Montreal
Jerry Owens
UCLA
Owens
Master's College
Philadelphia
Mets
Lastings Milledge
Bradenton
Northside Christian High