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The Outfield Door
Someday, the New York Yankees will make a call to the bullpen in their hour of greatest need, and he won’t be there.
But that day still seems a long way off. For now, whenever that outfield door opens, Mariano Rivera — by consensus, the greatest relief pitcher who has ever lived — runs to the [...]
Jeter and Federer, Inside-Out
By an uncanny stroke of luck, I was at Yankee Stadium last night when Derek Jeter delivered base hit number 2,722 for his career, surpassing the tragic Lou Gehrig for the all-time team record. This NY Times tribute by George Vecsey sums up my feelings pretty well. At-bat for the second time during a lull [...]