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By the numbers, baseball is a game of failure.

At a glance:

Rudy Meoli recalls career highlights with Angels and Phillies

503 former MLB players remain excluded from full pensions

1980 CBA left pre-1980 retirees with limited benefits

Current MLB pension fund exceeds $4 billion

The ability to hit .300, to average three hits for every 10 at-bats is the standard by which the best hitters in Major League Baseball (MLB) have historically been judged. Besides this, what else can a person do three times out of 10 (30%) and be considered highly successful?

“Oh, it is a game of failure, but also how you deal with failure,” said Nampa resident Rudy Meoli, a former shortstop who helped contribute to the first three no-hitters tossed by teammate Nolan Ryan with the

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