Tag: baseball
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I wish . . .
Sports Illustrated would stop doing the insane poll where Major League Ballplayers vote Derek Jeter the most over-rated player in baseball. Year in, year out, he shows again and again how it’s done. On the field. Where it matters. (AP Photo) New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter makes an off-balance throw to second base to…
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Cowardly Wilpons
I have to say that I had a bad feeling in the pit of my stomach when Willie Randolph signed on to be manager of the Mets. Willie had worked so hard and strove so many years for an opportunity to manage, enduring endless interviews. When the opportunity came it was in New York and…
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Questions for Mr. McNamee
If we take Brian McNamee at his word, why did he keep this? Was he thinking five years ago, or however long ago this gauze and needle are from, that he would one day rat Roger out and use the stuff to back up his case if Roger denied it? Is Roger’s blood in the…
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’60 batboy sees it again through 14-year-old’s eyes By MICHAEL O. ALLEN, DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
Saturday, October 17, 1998 NEW YORK–As ace Yankees relief pitcher Mariano Rivera punched out the final Cleveland batter last week, tears welled up in Fred Bengis’ eyes. “Are you OK?” Terry, his wife, asked. “I’m just happy,” he said. And as Yankees jumped in joy, an image of James D’Angelo, the 14-year-old honorary bat boy…