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For Greg, Rookie Status is Bye Bye Birdie

Mark Healeyby Mark HealeyDecember 23, 2015
Greg Bird exceeded MLB's Rookie Limits in 2015. (Jessica Kovalcin)

Somebody recently asked me whether Greg Bird would still be considered an MLB Rookie in 2016.

Knowing the rule, Ann-Margret’s ending version of the Bye Bye Birdie song in the 1963 film version of the Broadway production of the same name, rings true for Greg Bird.

Instead of the Swedish actress’s … [visit site to read more]

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