Word: dimaggio
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...DiMaggio remembers these legions lovingly as they gave him one of the most frenzied ovations in all of sports. The last day of the 1948 season. To force a playoff, the Sox had to beat the Yankees, and Detroit had to beat Cleveland. Thirty years before 1978--the same situation, the Sox and the Yankees, with the former hoping to draw even, walking the edge...
...DiMaggio): "I had charley horses in both legs and the one in my right leg hurt like fury...They beat us, 10-5...I turned and started for the dugout. I guess I was limping pretty badly. "I'll never forget that crowd. It was standing and roaring--like one man...There were more than 30,000 people giving an ovation to a guy who tried to beat them...
...wearing number three when the Yanks decided to retire it, and was the last man to wear number seven before Mantle. This same man was the first to be a defensive replacement for Joe DiMaggio. Who is this star-crossed Yank...
...What type of cigarettes did Joe DiMaggio endorse during his playing career...
...down, and Fred Lynn approaches the plate. Lynn has the prettiest swing in baseball and a grace in centerfield that evokes DiMaggio, at least for those who remember that inspired Yankee Centurion. It's hard to capture the feeling of exaltation a player like Lynn can create, how he can--man versus ball--extend the horizons of human potential, at least during the brief span of a game. Lynn spent most of the year in pursuit of the Triple Crown, and he's a fair bet for the Most Valuable Player award, though it might go to either Ken Singleton...