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Roger Maris, ‘Legitimate’ Home Run King. You Betcha.

by Jon Bois

This comes to us by way of our excellent Yankees blog, Pinstripe Alley. Apparently, the city of Fargo, North Dakota is home to one inflammatory son of a Gunderson:

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↵Wow. Even when Maris receives North Dakota billboard immortality, he doesn’t get his due. Why is “Legitimate” in quotes? Is this guy subversively arguing that Babe Ruth is the true single-season home run king?

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