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Maddux was at the All-Star Game despite the fact that he wouldn't be able to pitch because of a groin pull, and so were Ken Griffey Jr., Matt Williams and Ozzie Smith, All-Stars whose disabling injuries have further diminished the game this year. "For the fans to punch my name out, I had to be here," said Griffey. Not every player is as sentimental about the game. Darren Daulton and Lenny Dykstra of the Phillies blew off the Monday workout without telling anyone...
...stood shoulder to shoulder with Drew Bledsoe and shot the breeze with Ken Griffey, Jr. I've had lunch with Sandy Alomar Jr.'s girlfriend and done shots with Laura Davies in a Vermont bar. I've worked in the pits for Michael Waltrip and shaken the hand of Goose Gossage. I've interviewed Roberto Baggio one-on-one and pissed off Bill Parcells...
...Griffey Jr., Mike Piazza and Frank Thomas should be marketed as Larry, Magic and Michael were in the late...
...baseball no longer holds the top place in the pantheon of sport--just ask any fourth grader who he wants to be like, and after Jordan, Barkley, Shaq, a couple of football or hockey players, and maybe even a random tennis player, the nine-year-old might say Ken Griffey, Jr. or Barry Bonds or another diamond king. (Maybe this example is a slight exaggeration, but I believe it's substantively true...
...told the crowd, "Hopefully, that number [23] going up will put thoughts that I'm coming back to rest. There's a new team, a new building, and I'm playing baseball." He filmed a Nike commercial with Spike Lee, featuring Stan Musial, Willie Mays, Ken Griffey Jr. and Bill Buckner, all of whom watch Jordan play and comment, "But he's trying...