Clemens, Roger
The Yankees Retire Paul O’Neill’s Number 21
For Morgan Ensberg, damage control started when he saw his uniform number at spring training in 2008. It was 21, the number worn by Paul O’Neill for nine sterling seasons in pinstripes, and after six years out of circulation, the Yankees had decided to quietly reintroduce it. Big mistake, Ensberg thought. He begged the Yankees’ […]
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Carlos Beltran Creates a New Ethical Debate for Hall of Fame
It might have been the best game Jim Palmer ever pitched: 11 scoreless innings on a summer afternoon in Baltimore in 1977, with nine strikeouts and no walks. Palmer didn’t win it, though, because the Orioles never scored. Gaylord Perry, the slippery ace of the Texas Rangers, was dominant. “I come out to get the […]
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With One More Walk-Off, Big Papi Trots Into Cooperstown
The David Ortiz Bridge, on Brookline Ave., above the Mass Pike, connects the Fenway Park neighborhood to Kenmore Square in Boston. From there it’s about four hours to Cooperstown, N.Y., soon to be home to another lasting marker of Ortiz’s outsize legacy. Ortiz, whose slugging and swagger helped the Boston Red Sox become the most […]
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