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...Hriniak, a scholarly coach with a pink face, is only 39 and has been with the Red Sox just six years, but the inscription on the back of his wristwatch says, "To Walt: Thanks. I wouldn't have made 3,000-400 without you." By his own calculations, Yaz has made "9 million adjustments and changes" in his batting stance over the years in order to continue to be able to get around on the fastball (should anyone ever chance to throw him one). At the plate in recent seasons, he has been listing forward and holding...
...Yawkey was alive." With a touch of vinegar, people used to joke that the first rule for managing the Red Sox was to get along with Yastrzemski, Owner Tom Yawkey's prized possession. "He was the most fantastic and kindest individual I've ever known," Yaz says. "As much as Mr. Yawkey wanted to win, he also cared about you personally. He knew the game and loved it. No owners will ever be like that again. He was all baseball...
...meeting with Yawkey to his list of bright recollections from the 1975 World Series, when the Reds beat the Red Sox in seven memorable games. You see, Rose is a sentimentalist. "More than any other, that series lifted baseball, showed people how great it could be," says Rose. And Yaz nods: "Without a doubt, it moved people." If 1975 is the point where Rose and Yaz intersect, they also come together at All-Star games, a mortifying subject to American Leaguers after 19 losses in the past 20 games. Though the National League has always been more progressive in matters...
During seven off-seasons- as usual, the hard way- Yastrzemski earned a business-administration degree at Merrimack College in North Andover, Mass. He has a long-term contract with Kahn's meat company and delivers presentations on various meat products to buyers who have shelf space. When Yaz is on the shelf, how will he take it? "The only time I've ever reflected about it was this year at the first Oldtimers Game ever at Fenway Park. I think twelve of the oldtimers were younger than I was. You don't have time to reflect, there...
...them now. But what was that pretty phrase of Ted Williams'? "After 35, you're on a pass." If this is one of the last seasons for either of the Boys of Indian Summer, it is one of the best for both. And so what if Yaz struck out in the All-Star Game, and so what if it was on a fastball...