GIBSON PAYS PRICE FOR GIVING HIS ALL
A year ago, he wouldn’t have had time for this. Talking? In an office? During baseball season? Kirk Gibson was too busy becoming a god. He had tumbled into Los Angeles rich, raw and ready to show those Dodger boys a thing or two. “This,” he seemed to...
Rose Remains Defiant As Career Is Suspended
He leaves the stage still kidding himself, still believing he is somehow above the game, which, let’s face it, is what got him thrown out in the first place. “I never bet on baseball,” Pete Rose insisted again Thursday morning, the day he was banned for life apparently for exactly that.
And thus ends the most excruciating sports story of the year. Not with a final thud of justice, but with the whoosh of verbal swords. “He did it,” says Bart Giammati, the commissioner of baseball. “No I didn’t,” says Rose.
“Good-bye,” says the commissioner. “I’ll be back,” says Rose.
ROSE: DENIAL, EGOISM AND THE LOOK OF A LIAR
He left the game still kidding himself, still believing he is somehow above it, beyond the rules, too special to be caught. “I never bet on baseball,” Pete Rose insisted again Thursday morning, the day he was banned for life apparently for exactly...
Be Happy The Pistons Want To Spend Money
Hey, I think it’s great move. It may not work, but it’s a great move. I’m happy to see an owner spending money in this town for once. And I would think that fans would feel the same way.
Instead, there’s been a wave of resentment over the Pistons’ proposed multimillion-dollar woo of Jon Koncak, a 7- foot forward/center from Atlanta who, heretofore, was most commonly known as “the big white guy who plays with Dominique.”
YOU RESTORED MY FAITH IN BASEBALL
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Dear Guys:
I’m leaving you. Actually, by the time you read this, I’ll be on a plane back home. I appreciate your letting me wear the uniform and sit in the dugout
the other night, just like a real player. And thanks for letting me hang out with you after the games at the Steak-n-Egg. Not that there was much to eat. I mean, let’s face it; that steak was still moving. But, hey, $11 a day in meal money? How far does that go?
LOTSA LUCK, FELLAS!MAYBE WE’LL MEET IN THE BIG SHOW
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Dear Guys:I’m leaving you. Actually, by the time you read this, I’ll be on a plane back home. I appreciate your letting me wear the uniform and sit in the dugoutthe other night, just like a real player. And thanks for letting me hang...
THE BUS: IF YOU CAN’T SLEEP, YOU CAN DREAM
HIGHWAY 26, South Carolina — Dear Boss:I was bumping along next to Gene Roof, the lanky, curly- haired manager of the Fayetteville Generals, and he was telling me the best bus story he knows. Texas League. Double- A. One morning around 3 a.m., they pulled into...
THE CHICKEN RULES THE COOP IN MINORS
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Dear Boss:Big night here in the minor leagues. The Chicken showed up. Really. I was about to pay my $4 ticket price when a blue- haired cashier shook her head and popped her bubble gum. “Ah’m sorry,” she drawled....
BACK TO THE BASICS IN FAYETTEVILLEIN THE MINOR LEAGUES, GETTINGTHERE IS HALF THE BATTLE
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — Dear Boss,I suppose you’re wondering what I’m doing down in the minor leagues. The manager here had the same reaction. Especially when we opened the door to his office, and he was in the middle of pulling on his pants.”Hey,...Stay Connected
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