Photo of the Day: How badly do you want a piece of Ralph Kiner's baseball diamond birthday cake?
UNDATED: Ralph Kiner of the Pittsburgh Pirates poses for a portrait as he slices a cake. Kiner played for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1946-1953. (Photo by Photofile/MLB Photos via Getty Images)
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Ralph Kiner is one of the best baseball players, ever. One could come to that conclusion a number of ways: By the fact that he's in the Hall of Fame, by the fact that he led the National League in home runs in each of his first seven seasons, by his six All-Star Game appearances. Or, one could simply look at this photograph of Kiner and his birthday cake:
Now, Tuesday is not Kiner's birthday -- that's Oct. 27 -- but still: Only a baseball legend would celebrate turning another year older with a giant cake complete with a baseball diamond and scoreboard.