Sport columnist Joel Sherman makes the key point about Yankees reliever Mariano Rivera. Writing in The New York Post after Rivera tore his ACL in a freak pre-game accident, Sherman says the relief pitcher is more than just a baseball player. He is the embodiment of greatness, not in the cheap, hero-a-day way so common […]
It’s a scene played out all over the country — and even outside the country — during baseball’s off-season. Big-league players make appearances, either for money, as a favor or out of a sense of gratitude. Whatever the reason, you never know what effect these visits can have. It’s like a stone thrown into a […]