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Jim Abbott - An Inspiration to All

Jim Abbott was, in part, motivation for my daughter, who has a similar hand, to become a softball pitcher. She is now in the Junior Varsity team at high school.

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No Reason to Snub Manhattan Frosh With 'The Nub'
"Someone had to give Jim Abbott a chance. Someone had to believe in him." Martin's call to Rohrssen was a serendipitous sign linking a one-armed pitcher to ...
Helping Halos lend a year-round hand
It's the foundation's biggest fundraiser and features several former Angels such as Bobby Grich, Doug DeCinces and Jim Abbott. The money raised from this ...
This annotated week in baseball history: Nov. 22-Nov. 28, 1951
It can be anything from a single event to a career-long attribute (Jim Abbott pitching with only one hand) to off-the-field troubles, but it has to be the ...
A word from the SGA President
On December 9, 2009, the second speaker of our lecture series, former MLB baseball player Jim Abbott, will be here at BSC discussing how he overcame the ...

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Jim Abbott on Wikipedia 

James Anthony Abbott (born September 19, 1967 in Flint, Michigan) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who is best known for playing despite having been born without a right hand. He played for the California Angels, the New York Yankees, the Chicago White Sox, and the Milwaukee Brewers, from to .

He graduated from Flint Central High School and grew up in the East Village area of Flint, Michigan. While with the University of Michigan, Abbott won the James E. Sullivan Award as the nation's best amateur athlete in and won a gold medal in the 1988 Summer Olympics. He was drafted in the firs...

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Blog Posts on Jim Abbott 

USMLB DAILY: New Britain Fisher Cats
News and information on the USMLB baseball league. Quote of the Day. "One of the beautiful things about baseball is the history" - Jim Abbott. WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS. Year 8: Monterrey Stars; Year 7: Monterrey Stars; Year 6: Houston ...
With Only One Hand
You see, Jim Abbott was born with only one hand and Jim loved sports. . . especially football and baseball. He simply wanted to play. He didn't know why he couldn't. He could throw and catch. He just had to do it differently than 2 ...
Players I Collect - Jim Abbott
This card came from a baseball game involving trivia questions on the back of the card and a game board with tokens and a spinner. I had bought the entire package new in 1990. I was only interested in the cards. ...
Jim Abbott is a Highly Sought After Motivational Speaker - Sports ...
Jim Abbott Baseball Icon, is a popular inspirational & motivational speaker. Jim Abbott was the underdog growing up. He was born with only one hand but had aspirations of reaching the Major Leagues. As a youngster, he would spend hours ...

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