September 21, 2016
general
Wednesday, 4 a.m. The Tampa Bay Rays thought about it, and they decided to pitch to rookie slugger Mark Sanchez with two on and two out in the seventh inning. Well, oops. Sanchez, a rookie, hit the first pitch for a three-run homer to lead the Yankees to a 5-3 victory over Tampa Bay. The […]
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March 21, 2016
general
Monday, 6 a.m. There was Luis Tiant and his baseball bat-sized cigars, and Bert Campaneris. There was Minnie Minoso and his ageless birth certificate, and Cookie Rojas. There was Tony Perez, the Hall of Famer, and Tony Oliva. Together, they snuck off the island and away from the pennies they earned back home. There was […]
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