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...DIED. FRANK (TUG) MCGRAW, 59, exuberant baseball relief pitcher whose phrase "Ya gotta believe!" was the rallying cry of the New York Mets' unlikely last-to-first run for the 1973 National League pennant; of brain cancer; in Nashville. McGraw, who was known for on-field antics such as feigning heart palpitations when home-run balls drifted foul, pitched in the World Series for the Mets and the Philadelphia Phillies. Asked how he would spend his bonus from the 1973 Mets pennant, McGraw replied, "Ninety percent I'll spend on good times, women and Irish whiskey. The other 10 percent...
...embarrassed for the Yankees, the Red Sox, the fans, the umpires and my family." DON ZIMMER, New York Yankees coach, apologizing for brawling with Red Sox pitcher Pedro Martinez during a play-off game...
MILESTONES: Goodbye to pitcher Warren Spahn and literary critic Hugh Kenner...
DIED. WARREN SPAHN, 82, Hall of Fame pitcher who won 363 games, more than any other left-hander in Major League Baseball history; in Broken Arrow, Okla. He and Boston Braves teammate Johnny Sain formed one of the most famous duos in pitching history, inspiring the motto of hopeful Braves fans during the 1948 World Series: "Spahn and Sain, and pray for rain." Known for his mental stamina and his longevity (he had 13 20-win seasons for the Braves and pitched until he was an ancient 46), Spahn told TIME in 1960, "I start every game intent...
...with Schilling on the Sox, Boston should have the best staff in the majors. The guy is a Cy Young candidate and a bull of a pitcher who can go all nine...