Some great names at the plate in this one, from George Brett to Eddie Murray; from Steve “By Bye” Balboni to Manny Ramirez and Albert Belle. Orel Hershiser and Indians GM Jon Hart both have perspective from the Cleveland side as the two teams slug it out at Royals Stadium.

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Doc Gooden vs Bert Blyleven from Shea Stadium; Met-killer Willie Stargell loads up the home run bat, but so does Daryl Strawberry for the home team. Jon Miller previews, Ron Darling reminisces and Lenny Dysktra chews tobacco in the box. Reminisce, remember and join our growing community by downloading, subscribing and checking out the web site, TheThrowbackLeague.com.

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The South Siders take on Schmidt, Rose and the 1980 Phillies with Steve Carlton matched up against Freddy Garcia on the mound.  Jon Miller sets the stage with his take on the Phillies; AJ Pierzynski explains why the ’05 Sox went all the way.  .  Feel free to be following along and checking box scores and brackets at the league website, TheThrowbackLeague.com.

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Hear from Tony LaRussa as his underdog Albert Pujols-led Cardinals head to the Metrdome to take on Tom Kelly’s Twins in a sweet 16 battle. Reminisce, remember and join our growing community by downloading, subscribing and checking out the web site, TheThrowbackLeague.com.

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Welcome to the Sweet 16! Ken Holtzman is on the  mound at Fenway as the Red Sox counter with Bronson Arroyo. Reggie Jackson vs Manny Ramirez and Big Papi in a broadcast that features Hall of Fame announcer Jon Miller with a pre-game preview. Reminisce, remember and join our growing community by downloading, subscribing and checking out the web site, TheThrowbackLeague.com.

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Rookie of the Year Pat Zachry is on the mound in support of the Big Red Machine as they host the powerful Orioles led by Steve Stone on the mound and Eddie Murray at the plate.  Ken Singleton recalls just missing the ’79 MVP award and Stone has plenty to say about his Earl Weaver-led ballclub.  Lots of white hair in the dugouts: Earl vs Sparky in a 2-seed vs a 7-seed matchup.

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Jim Palmer not only takes the mound for the Birds, but has plenty to say about how and why he never allowed a grand slam in the majors.  Ken Singleton is interviewed as well, as the O’s take on John Kruk, Dutch Daulton, Lenny Dykstra and those hard-nosed Phillies from down I-95. Reminisce, remember and join our growing community by downloading, subscribing and checking out the web site, TheThrowbackLeague.com.

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The 1-seed from this corner of the bracket has all it can handle: The ’98 Yankees host the Bash Brothers A’s of ’88.  Yankee reliever Jeff Nelson talks about that memorable season in the Bronx while Hall of Famer Jon Miller supplies the pre-game commentary.  Feel free to be following along and checking box scores and brackets at the league website, TheThrowbackLeague.com.

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The powerhouse Yankees host the ’97 World Series champions. Florida GM Dave Dombrowski talks about the making of his team; Hall of Famer Jon Miller waxces poetic about the greatness of Yankee Stadium. Reminisce, remember and join our growing community by downloading, subscribing and checking out the web site, TheThrowbackLeague.com.

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The upstart 12-seed Pads led by Tony Gwynn go North of the Border to take on the powerful ’93 Jays, back-to-back- World Series winners. Dave Winfield is interiewed and Hall of Famer Jon Miller adds commentary. Reminisce, remember and join our growing community by downloading, subscribing and checking out the web site, TheThrowbackLeague.com.

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