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Roberto Alomar didn't just spit on an umpire. This vile act stopped baseball, shocking its fans and leading to a threatened umpire strike. The second baseman's lack of professionalism shifted focus from the post-season and its drama to a reevaluation of our athletes...
BALTIMORE: Major League umpires agreed to suspend until Thursday a planned boycott of the playoffs just five minutes before the first American League game was set to begin. Umpires had threatened the walkout when the American League announced that Baltimore Orioles second baseman Roberto Alomar would not have to serve a five-game suspension until next season for spitting on umpire John Hirschbeck in a game last Friday. Alomar, a wonderful ballplayer but a lousy diplomat, then infuriated Hirschbeck with these comments after the game: "I used to respect him a lot. He had a problem with his family when...
...probably doesn't realize how unbelievable that accomplishment is. People in Japan probably don't know Coors Field, but I'm betting it won't be done again." --Dodgers first baseman Eric Karros on teammate Hideo Nomo's no-hitter at Coors Field...
Whatever the reason, the advent of this new element has had a profound effect on the baseball world. Players like ex-Yankee first baseman Don Mattingly have prolonged their careers and gained the respect of millions via their reputation as "solid clubhouse presences," whose diminishing productivity is offset by leadership effects...
DIED. BABE DAHLGREN, 84, New York Yankees first baseman who earned a footnote in baseball history as the man who replaced Lou Gehrig when the ailing star took himself out of the lineup on May 2, 1939, ending his then-record streak of 2,130 consecutive games; in Arcadia, California...