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Sparky Anderson, the winningest manager in Detroit Tigers history, resigned from the club today after 17 years on the job. Says Time's Steve Wulf: "Although other managers are able to stay an inning or two ahead, the essential part of being a manager at the major league level is to keep the the team happy. And Sparky was always able to do that." Anderson came to Detroit in 1979, and led the team to a World Series championship in 1984 and the AL East title in 1987. He managed the Cincinnati Reds to more victories than anyone else before...
...seat stadium in New Jersey might lure baseball's glamor franchise -- the New York Yankees -- from their fabled home in the Bronx. TIME sportswriter Steve Wulf says Yankee owner George Steinbrenner should think again about the prospective move. "This would not be in the best interests of baseball or New York City," says Wulf. "Steinbrenner wants a 'trophy ballpark,' somewhere to take his friends. He'd also like the extra revenue from the luxury boxes. He doesn't particularly care about New York or feel any great tie to the city." The $400 million stadium proposal would be part...
...rejected a long-simmering proposal by Michael Jordan, Patrick Ewing and other all-stars to scrap their players union. (Their agents think they can get better contracts by pursuing an antitrust lawsuit against the league.) "This is a clear repudiation of an agent-orchestrated revolt," says TIME sportswriter Steve Wulf. The losers may challenge the election results with legal roadblocks that could delay the opening of the season. But Wulf doubts the players will risk the enmity of NBA fans: "Basketball players are very intelligent people. They did not want to risk losing their season like the baseball players...
...most impressive things about Ripken's 13-year streak, says Wulf, is that unlike Gehrig, Ripken is frequently forced to play day games after having played late the night before. But Cal has nothing on Steve: more than once, Wulf has stayed awake until 4 a.m. on Saturday finishing a story for TIME only to get up a few hours later for...more baseball. As a coach for his son Bo's Little League team, Wulf has sometimes had to be on the field at 7:45 a.m. He thus can be excused for botching the occasional signal. "There...
...middle of this week, Ripken's quest for a place in the record books will be decided, but Wulf is convinced that Cal could go on to set a truly unapproachable record. "I think he can play several more years, barring injuries," says Wulf. "His range is as good as ever." As we think you'll agree when you read his story, the same can be said of Wulf...