Popeye,
or the Gerbil?
The
man who led the Cubs to a National League division title in 1989? Or one of the
most hated men in Boston baseball (along with one-time White Sox shortstop
Bucky Dent) for blowing an American League division title in 1978?
THE
MAN WHO provoked a brawl with (and got knocked on his butt by) Red Sox pitcher
Pedro Martinez?
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| A long-ago Zimmer |
Or
the guy who was admired by so many baseball people because his career dating
back to 1949 meant he never had to work a day in his life outside of the professional
game.
That
life came to an end Wednesday. He was 83, and was a senior adviser for the
Tampa Bay Rays.
He
also was the last guy who played for the Dodgers in Brooklyn to still be
connected to pro baseball. And he had a couple of stints with the Chicago Cubs –
both as a player in 1960-61 and as a manager from 1988-91.
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