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Vida Blue didn't burn bright for long, but during one summer, at barely 22, he owned American sport
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The 1970s All-World Series Team – 1970s Baseball
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The most unlikely World Series heroes of all time
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Dick Green – Society for American Baseball Research
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Vida Blue, led Oakland to 3 World Series titles, dies at 73
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1972 World Series 50th Anniversary Reunion
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Sal Bando – Society for American Baseball Research
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