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2016 World Series: Looking At The Cleveland Indians With A 1997 Lens
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Jim Thome – Society for American Baseball Research
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Manny Ramirez, Jim Thome and Omar Vizquel: Which player was most valuable to a golden Cleveland Indians' era? Poll
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The 1997 Orioles went wire-to-wire in the AL East and came up short of a World Series - Camden Chat
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124 Ogea Stock Photos, High-Res Pictures, and Images - Getty Images
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A History of Cleveland, Ohio in 50 Objects #5: Jim Thome's Socks, 1997 – Kelly Komics
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1,544 1997 World Series Stock Photos, High-Res Pictures, and Images - Getty Images
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World Series Rankings: Listing the Worst Teams in the Fall Classic, News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors
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Can't You Hear the 1948 Whistle Blowin' - The New York Times
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Star struck: Indians' Alomar still awed by 1997 All-Star shot