{"id":1013,"date":"2025-08-14T16:39:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T16:39:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/baddsports.com\/?p=1013"},"modified":"2025-08-14T16:43:50","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T16:43:50","slug":"george-brett-3-batting-titles-cartoon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/baddsports.com\/?p=1013","title":{"rendered":"BaddSports #344"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"928\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/baddsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Battingtitle3decade-928x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1014\" srcset=\"https:\/\/baddsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Battingtitle3decade-928x1024.jpg 928w, https:\/\/baddsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Battingtitle3decade-272x300.jpg 272w, https:\/\/baddsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Battingtitle3decade-768x847.jpg 768w, 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