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Ghosts of Wayne Fontes:
He came into our lives at the velocity of a 99 MPH fastball from close range. It was his manifest destiny; it was our fate, our hope. In 1998 we watched and were held speechless as he struck out 20 Houston Astros in merely his 5th professional start. Captivated and mesmerized, we soon realized the good lord had placed Kerry Wood here for a reason.
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