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  1.                                  pennants and three World
  2.                                  Series victories. He was a
  3.                                  great clutch pitcher -- he
  4.                                  never gave up a grand
  5.                                  slam home run -- and
  6. recorded a postseason record of 8-3. 
  7.  
  8. One of JimΓÇÖs other assets was his passion
  9. for the game. Earl Weaver, his former
  10. manager, once said, ΓÇ£Palmer isnΓÇÖt a pitcher
  11. who works every four days. HeΓÇÖs in the ball
  12. game nine innings every night, sitting on the
  13. bench studying pitchersΓÇÖ motions and
  14. watching how other teams hit."
  15.  
  16. Now a baseball broadcaster on television, 
  17. Jim was elected to the National Baseball
  18. Hall of Fame in 1990.
  19.