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...Bush was a child, fill two wooden cases along one wall. Each prize rests in its plastic cube displaying a superstar's scrawl. In the collection are bygone greats like pitcher Sandy Koufax and today's stars like Ken Griffey Jr. The light-blue signature of the legendary Stan Musial is barely legible on one dingy yellow ball. Most are bright white, though, including the one signed by both rival sluggers Joe DiMaggio and Ted Williams. There's a case for the totems offered by today's most popular player. "Best of Luck in 2000. Your friend, Mark McGwire" reads...
Some guys can just hold an audience. In baseball, no matter the score, fans have never left the park until Babe Ruth, Stan Musial, Willie Mays or Junior Griffey has had his last turn at-bat. And at Wrigley Field, even if the Cubs trailed by 10, no one ever left before Harry Caray sang Take Me Out to the Ball Game. Only then was the experience complete. Hey, Elvis, wherever you are--your pal Harry has left the building...
Bring out the photo album of recollected parts: Bob Gibson's scowl, Stan Musial's shy smile, Junior Gilliam's wrists, Mickey Mantle's back, Don Mattingly's sloping shoulders...
...United Center on Nov. 1, he 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...
...batted .650, scored eight runs and drove in eight, with two homers. "It's no coincidence that at the most important time of the year, Will's at the very top of his game," says teammate Brett Butler. "That's what great players do, like Stan Musial and Ted Williams. Now you have to put Will in that class...