Per AP, Hall of Famer* Jim Rice said this the other day to a group of Little Leaguers:
"You see a Manny Ramirez, you see an A-Rod, you see Jeter. Guys that I played against and with, these guys you're talking about cannot compare. We didn't have the baggy uniforms. We didn't have the dreadlocks. It was a clean game, and now they're setting a bad example for the young guys."
Manny and A-Rod, ok but what is the beef with Jeter?
I wonder how much he complained signing that card above.
*Fenway OPS - 920, Away OPS - 789. Hall of Famer? How?
(I just lost my New England readers)
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I make jokes on here all the time, but this is a true story. I was a young starry eyed newspaper reporter slash photog and my editor calls me in and says. "Marck, we're gonna give you your big chance. We're gonna give you front page if you can get it. Jim Rice is making his final trip to Baltimore this week (he was retiring) and we want you to get some portraits of him posed in front of the stadium or out in the city, then do an interview about his greatest memories of playing in this city. Has it on my desk by Saturday, your in the big time kid!"
I was so excited I nearly peed my pants. Long story short, I did not get the pictures the story or even a comment. No cover story for me that year. Thanks Jim!!!
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