Paul Hagen covers baseball for the Daily News.
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Posted 2:18am
CLEARWATER, Fla. - A couple of weeks into the 1980 season, Angels catcher Brian Downing broke an ankle in a collision at the plate. That seemed to ignite a firecracker string of injuries.
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Posted 03/17/2010
CLEARWATER, Fla. - The kid pitcher zoomed through the system. Got to the major leagues in a hurry. His reputation preceded him, not surprising since he was a first-round draft choice. Wowed everybody from the beginning. Made it look easy those first two full seasons in the bigs. Even made an All-Star team.
 
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