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...only the tallest shortstop in history but also one of the smoothest. And rather than go into a shell to protect his privacy this season, he has been making a concerted effort to meet the needs of the media and the wants of the fans. At the All-Star Game in Arlington, Texas, he worked his way from dugout to dugout in 100 [degree] F heat, signing every thing put in his way. In Baltimore this summer, he has been conducting after-the-game autograph sessions to make up for lost time and repair the wounds of the baseball strike...
...group of record-industry professionals founded the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame to honor musical greats; the first inductees (including Elvis Presley, Sam Cooke and Chuck Berry) were selected in January 1986. But even as the selections were made and the institution's first all-star jam held, the hall had no actual residence. In May 1986 the Hall of Fame board, after considering such sites as New York City and Memphis, Tennessee, decided to locate in Cleveland. Ostensibly, the city was selected because it's the place where local deejay Alan Freed popularized the term rock 'n' roll...
...museum officials hope for plenty of contrast. They estimate that the hall will draw 1 million visitors annually; 250,000 people are expected to attend this weekend's festivities, which will include an all-star megaconcert featuring Springsteen, Aretha Franklin, Soul Asylum, Snoop Doggy Dogg and others...
...their transgression was nothing compared to that of a Texas pitcher named Ed Vosberg. He may never be an All-Star, but Vosberg, who makes $125,000 a year with the Rangers, did become the Hugh Grant of baseball when he was cited for scalping his All-Star Game tickets outside the ballpark. For Ed it was almost "Welcome to the Hoosegow...
Vosberg is lucky he doesn't have Buck Showalter for a manager. The manager of the New York Yankees and this year's AL team feels so strongly about the players' obligations to the national pastime that he gave the All-Stars a little pregame speech he calls, "Ask Not What Baseball Can Do for You, Ask What You Can Do for Baseball." Apparently, Frank Thomas of the White Sox wasn't listening. The slugging first baseman left the All-Star Game after the fourth inning to catch a plane back to Chicago for a game the next night. Granted...