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Last week came the biggest blow: Trainer Laz Barrera pulled Cauthen off Affirmed, the horse he rode to the Triple Crown last year. Horsemen do not show slumping jockeys quite the paternal support that Leo Durocher, manager of the old New York Giants, gave a weeping rookie named Willie Mays...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Steve's Slump | 2/12/1979 | See Source »

I guess the one that was the most fun was when we sued the Giants for having a cold ball park, and we got the price of a season ticket back. I remember they didn't pay so I executed [a lien] on Willie Mays...The jury was out in...

Author: By Paul A. Attanasio, | Title: Casus Belli | 1/4/1979 | See Source »

After six baleful, bitter years, a full 16 seasons after Willie Mays & Co. brought them their first West Coast pennant in 1962, the Giants for most of 1978 have been leading the league in a ding-dong race. Giant fans, regarded as an endangered species likely to be spotted only...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Giants and Dodgers Tangle Again | 8/28/1978 | See Source »

In the music business--as in other performing arts and athletics--there seems to be an over-whelming desire to continue, defying time, that tempts all but the most self-controlled of men. The smart ones know that the deck is stacked against them; no matter how great they are...

Author: By Andrew Multer, | Title: The Medicine Show Packs Up | 6/6/1978 | See Source »

Before talking about professional baseball, i.e. the Red Sox, I have to mention Saturday. Saturday is both my sister's birthday and Willie Mays's birthday. Willie isn't playing anymore but Eve is pitching AA ball in South Carolina.

Author: By Marc M. Sadowsky, | Title: Sliding Into Home | 5/4/1978 | See Source »

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