from my last post. Sunday’s NY Times Magazine had 2 excellent articles about the upcoming season. One was on “St. Jeter” or Derek, and a request for him to continue his princely behavior and career.

The other by Pat Jordan was about the rather un-quotable quartet of Aces the Philadelphia Phillies have assembled:

When I pitched in the minor leagues, we called it “stuff.” A pitcher’s currency. Hard stuff, breaking stuff, slow stuff, trick stuff. Trick stuff was Phil Niekro’s knuckleball. He won 318 major league games by digging his fingernails into the seams of a ball and throwing it toward the plate as if he were pushing open a door. Trying to hit his knuckleball was like swatting at a fly with a straw. Link to full article.

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