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Vida Blue, Pitching Sensation for Champion A's Teams, Dies at 73 - The New York Times
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Vida Blue, pitching sensation for champion A's teams, dies at 73
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Vida Blue, decorated Oakland A's pitcher and three-time World
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Vida Blue Was a Baseball Comet - The New York Times
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Vida Blue, 3-time World Series champion and AL MVP, dies at age 73
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Celebrating the 1973 A's, when not all World Series drama was on-field
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Former Oakland A's pitcher, Vida Blue, dies at 73
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Vida Blue, Oakland A's MVP and three-time champion, dead at 73
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Obituary: Vida Blue (1949-2023) – RIP Baseball
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Vida Blue, hard-throwing A's pitcher from 1970s, dies at 73 - Los
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Vida Blue, who won 3 World Series in a row with the Oakland