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by Rob Neyer • Jan 25, 2012 3:01 PM EST
From George Vecsey's wonderful profile about legendary New York Mets catcher Clarence "Choo Choo" Coleman, who was lost but has been found ...
Then there is the Ralph Kiner story about interviewing Coleman in 1962, and asking, "What’s your wife’s name, and what’s she like?" Coleman replied, "Her name is Mrs. Coleman — and she likes me, bub."
On Sunday, Coleman shook his head politely and said it never happened that way. Kiner, on the phone from Florida, softly said it did.
After the jump, Big League Choo Choo in living color ...
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