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The Bad Guys Won: A Season of Brawling, Boozing, Bimbo Chasing, and Championship Baseball with Straw, Doc, Mookie, Nails, the Kid, and the Rest of the
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The Bad Guys Won: A Season of Brawling, Boozing, Bimbo Chasing, and Championship Baseball with Straw, Doc, Mookie, Nails, the Kid, and the Rest of the
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Articles by Jeff Pearlman - Sports Illustrated
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August 31, 1998 Table Of Contents - Sports Illustrated Vault
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The Fastest 40 Yard Dash Ever - Gridiron Studs Blog: College
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The Yang Slinger: Vol. XXXIII
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Dylan Favre's Roller-Coaster Life in Uncle Brett's Shadow
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The Yang Slinger: Vol. XXVII
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Jeff Pearlman Archive
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Brett Favre biography takes a look at life on and off the field
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The Yang Slinger: Vol. XVI
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Jeff Pearlman: Could a 50-year-old return to NFL? - Sports Illustrated