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Washington Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos works the plate in the top of the eighth inning as the Dodgers score, as the Nationals host the Los Angeles Dodgers at Nationals Park in Washington, DC, Tuesday, September 6, 2011. His mother, Maria Campos and his younger sister, Wilson's sister Milanyela Ramos from Valencia, Venezuela, were recently granted visas to visit him and to watch him for the first time play in the major leagues. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Dodgers Dee Gordon reacts after being called out at the plate on the tag by Nationals Wilson Ramos in the top of the third inning as the Washington Nationals host the Los Angeles Dodgers at Nationals Park in Washington, DC, Thursday, September 8, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Maria Campos watches her son Washington Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos during his appearance at the plate, as the Nationals host the Los Angeles Dodgers at Nationals Park in Washington, DC, Tuesday, September 6, 2011. Mrs. Campos and her daughter, Wilson's sister Milanyela Ramos from Valencia, Venezuela, were recently granted visas to visit her son and to watch him for the first time play in the major leagues. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg (left) and catcher Wilson Ramos (right) walk onto the field prior to the start of the game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Nationals Park in Washington, DC, Tuesday, September 6, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Washington Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos takes to the field as the Nationals host the Los Angeles Dodgers at Nationals Park in Washington, DC, Tuesday, September 6, 2011. His mother, Maria Campos and his younger sister sister, Wilson's sister Milanyela Ramos from Valencia, Venezuela, were recently granted visas to visit her son and to watch him for the first time play in the major leagues. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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In this file photo taken Oct. 22, 2011, Penn State coach Joe Paterno walks off the field after warmups before Penn State's NCAA college football game against Northwestern in Evanston, Ill. Penn State administrators canceled Paterno's weekly news conference Tuesday Nov. 8, 2011 in which he was expected to field questions about a sex abuse scandal involving a former assistant coach. Paterno's son Scott tells The Associated Press that the decision was made by president Graham Spanier's office. (AP Photo/Jim Prisching, File)
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In this Nov. 20, 2004, file photo, Penn State coach Joe Paterno waves to the crowd in the fourth quarter of Penn State's 37-13 win over Michigan State in an NCAA college football game in State College, Pa. Penn State trustees fired Paterno and university president Graham Spanier amid the growing furor over how the school handled sex abuse allegations against an assistant coach. The massive shakeup Wednesday night, Nov. 9, 2011, came hours after Paterno announced that he planned to retire at the end of his 46th season. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
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In this Jan. 1, 1983 file photo, Penn State head football coach Joe Paterno takes a victory ride from his players on the field at the Superdome after winning the Sugar Bowl and national championship in New Orleans. Penn State football coach Joe Paterno say he plans to retire at the end of the season, his long and illustrious career brought down because he failed to do all he could about an allegation of child sex abuse against a former assistant. (AP Photo/File)
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In this Jan. 28, 1965, file photo, former Penn State associate football coach Joe Paterno directs players at State College, Pa. Penn State trustees fired head football coach Joe Paterno and university president Graham Spanier amid the growing furor over how the school handled sex abuse allegations against an assistant coach, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011. (AP Photo, File)
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In this Jan. 1, 1983 file photo, Penn State football coach Joe Paterno celebrates as he is carried off the field after a 27-23 victory against Georgia in the Sugar Bowl, to claim the national championship, at the Superdome in New Orleans. Paterno say he plans to retire at the end of the season, his long and illustrious career brought down because he failed to do all he could about an allegation of child sex abuse against a former assistant. (AP Photo/File)
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In this Jan. 2, 1987 file photo, Penn State coach Joe Paterno is carried after defeating Miami, 14-10, in the Fiesta Bowl, to win the national championship, in Tempe, Ariz. Paterno say he plans to retire at the end of the season, his long and illustrious career brought down because he failed to do all he could about an allegation of child sex abuse against a former assistant. (AP Photo/Jim Gerberich, File)
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In this Sept. 4, 2004 file photo, Penn State football coach Joe Paterno leads his team onto the field before a game against Akron, in State College, Pa. Paterno say he plans to retire at the end of the season, his long and illustrious career brought down because he failed to do all he could about an allegation of child sex abuse against a former assistant. (AP Photo /Carolyn Kaster, File)
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In this Feb. 16, 1966 file photo, new Penn State head football coach Joe Paterno poses with his one-year-old daughter Mary Kathryn on his lap and his wife Suzanne, with two-year-old daughter Diana Lynne, at their home in University Park, Pa. Paterno say he plans to retire at the end of the season, his long and illustrious career brought down because he failed to do all he could about an allegation of child sex abuse against a former assistant. (AP Photo/Paul Vathis, File)
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** FILE ** Penn State football coach Joe Paterno is carried off the field after a 27-23 victory against Georgia in the Sugar Bowl to claim the national championship at the Superdome in New Orleans on Jan. 2, 1983. (AP Photo/File)
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** FILE ** Penn State President Graham Spanier (left) and head football coach Joe Paterno chat during warmups before an NCAA college football game against Iowa on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011, in State College, Pa. (AP Photo/Gene Puskar, File)
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** FILE ** Penn State President Graham Spanier (left) and Athletic Director Tim Curley (center) present head football coach Joe Paterno with a plaque commemorating Paterno's 409th collegiate win after an NCAA college football game against Illinois in State College, Pa., on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
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** FILE ** Penn State head football coach Joe Paterno (right) poses on Aug. 6, 1999, with his defensive coordinator, Jerry Sandusky, during Penn State Media Day at State College, Pa. (Associated Press)
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Former Penn State Athletic Director Tim Curley leaves the courtroom after his arraignment on Monday, Nov. 7, 2011, in Harrisburg, Pa. Curley and former Penn State Vice President Gary Schultz surrendered for an arraignment on charges of perjury and failure to report abuse surrounding allegations that former Penn State football defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky sexually abused boys. (AP Photo/York Daily Record, Jason Plotkin)
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Former Penn State Vice President Gary Schultz enters the courtroom for his arraignment on Monday, Nov. 7, 2011, in Harrisburg, Pa. Schultz and former Penn State Athletic Director Tim Curley surrendered on charges of perjury and failure to report abuse surrounding allegations that former Penn State football defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky sexually abused boys. (AP Photo/York Daily Record, Jason Plotkin)
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Penn State sophomore Andrew Barney kneels like Denver Broncos football player Tim Tebow, who prays during football games, beside a statue of Penn State football coach Joe Paterno on the school's campus in State College, Pa., on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011. According to Barney, he was "tebowing" in a show of support for Paterno. (AP Photo/York Daily Record, Jason Plotkin)