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Baseball writers balk at Hall of Fame class of '13
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Sept. 27, 1998: McGwire hits 70 and is saluted as 'the new
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The McGwire-Sosa home run chase helped make 1998 one of MLB's
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Mark McGwire exclusive: 25 years after 1998 MLB Home Run Chase
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Mark McGwire - Wikipedia
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Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa amidst the - Baseball In Pics
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1998 Upper Deck Mark McGwire Homerun Chase For 62 Card #8 of 30
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Remembering the 1998 Home Run Race: A Long Ball Tall Tale
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Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa's home run race is being misremembered