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Old 07-15-2009, 07:19 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Willie Mays Aikens

Quite the article - a star one day, fallen to the bottom and close to death a short time later. I can vividly remember the 80 series and cheering for Willie every AB.

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Good to see that he's turned his life around, although he paid a steep price.
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