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...Yawkey was a Real Gentleman. This is the ultimate accolade. Fegan thinks Eddie Yost is a Real Gentleman. Caterino thinks the old shortstop Johnny Pesky is a Real Gentleman. The Old Boys admire Ted Williams, but nobody calls him a Real Gentleman. Ted has not been forgiven for refusing...
...Louis Cardinals traded shortstop Garry Templeton to San Diego for Golden Glove shortstop Ozzie Smith...
...Cincinnati Reds announced that shortstop Dave Concepcion had agreed to a five-year contract. Concepcion had been headed for free agency...
After an entire season of publicly being second-guessed by his boss, Michael summoned reporters to complain about Steinbrenner's threats to fire him. A onetime Yankee shortstop, coach, farm-system manager and general manager of the club under Steinbrenner, Michael, 43, persisted in holding to the old-fashioned notion that the manager in the dugout, not the owner in a VIP box, knows best when to call on a relief pitcher. Said Michael: "It's not fair that he criticizes me and threatens to fire me all the time. I'd rather he do it than...
...leaders. One unfortunate possibility: a club could amass the best overall record and be shut out of the playoffs because it did not win either half. Some baseball people also fear that teams already guaranteed berths in the playoffs will not play their best in the "second" season. As Shortstop Larry Bowa of the Phillies put it, "What's the incentive?" More disturbing, a first-half winning team could try to dictate its opponent in the playoffs. If the Yankees, say, preferred to play Milwaukee, they could conceivably ease up on the Brewers in the regular season. Though...