Without further adieu, my selections for 2011 are second baseman Roberto Alomar, starting pitcher Bert Blyleven, and closer Lee Smith.

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On May 15, three days before the IPO, Knox Massey, a 49-year-old Atlanta investor, was in his office when he got an email from Bert Madden, his Morgan Stanley Smith Barney broker, asking if he wanted any Facebook shares.

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"I'd taught myself to play a bit by reading Bert Weedon's Play In A Day books using my older brother's guitar, " said Robert Smith.

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