Branca and Thomson made some nice money for themselves doing memorabilia shows over the years.
While Branca and Buckner have become the most famous, baseball has served up other memorable goats.
Branca's lawyers argued that Katherine Jackson's demand for documents is too broad and burdensome.
Branca and McClain are now facing a new attack over their handling of the Estate.
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Branca and McClain have led the Estate from a debt-ridden start to enormous profits.
FORBES: Michael Jackson's Siblings Promise New Fight Over His Estate
Of course, Branca and McClain have enjoyed a huge financial windfall from this as well.
FORBES: Michael Jackson's Siblings Promise New Fight Over His Estate
Londell McMillan, Jackson's lead attorney, raised questions about "a suspicious circle of relationships" involving Branca and McClain.
"We believe the judge did the right thing, " Branca's attorney, Howard Weitzman, told reporters after the hearing.
Branca's crime was to throw the so-called "shot heard around the world" in 1951, when he was 25.
The Jackson brothers and sisters also accuse Branca and McClain of abusing their 82-year-old mother through lies and manipulations.
Linked to Manchester City's Carlos Tevez, Inter's sporting director Marko Branca admitted they would be struggling to afford him.
First his mother, Katherine, and then his father, Joe, filed challenges against the executors of his Estate, John Branca and John McClain.
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"He is a great player but a move for him is out of the question, " Branca was quoted by UK's Press Association.
Branca and McClain say they have diligently carried out their fiduciary duties.
FORBES: Michael Jackson's Siblings Promise New Fight Over His Estate
One man named as executor is John Branca, who represented Jackson from 1980 until 2006 and was hired again before the singer's death.
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Branca and McClain released a prompt statement refuting the allegations.
FORBES: Michael Jackson's Siblings Promise New Fight Over His Estate
On Oct. 3, 1951, Thomson, an outfielder with the New York Giants, hit a pennant-winning home run off of the Brooklyn Dodgers' Ralph Branca at the Polo Grounds.
Branca and McClain were named in Jackson's will as executors.
But at this stage, as pointed out by counsel for Branca and McClain, it would be too late for anyone to challenge the validity of the will in court.
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Heavily influenced by the guitar-ensemble performances of Glenn Branca and Rhys Chatham, the band's first two records, Confusion Is Sex and Kill Yr Idols, were both released in 1983.
Branca's attorney argued in a court filing that his client had no choice but to request confidentiality from Katherine Jackson, since the contracts have a provision keeping them confidential.
"Instead, her so-called advisers are convincing her to let them negotiate 'deals' with Branca and McClain on her behalf, or is it on the behalf of all of you, " they wrote.
Katherine Jackson and Michael Jackson's three children are the main beneficiaries of the estate, which is controlled by Jackson's former lawyer, John Branca, and longtime Jackson friend and music executive John McClain.
Katherine Jackson is asking the judge to order Branca, McClain and others to answer questions under oath about their business agreements to determine if they are "fit and able" to administer the estate.
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The letter states that Branca and McClain lied and took advantage of their 82-year old mother, managing to get her to agree to increases in their percentage fees from the gross income of the estate.
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Lawyers for Branca and McClain suggested Beckloff appoint them as executors of the will, but Beckloff instead extended their appointment as special administrators of Jackson's estate for another 60 days while he considers Katherine Jackson's objections.
The 30-year-old striker was back in the headlines on Monday after he reportedly met Inter Milan's sporting director Marco Branca in a Fulham restaurant to discuss a potential January transfer window move to the San Siro.
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