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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1998
Page
12
The Yankees and Padres arrive at Game 1 with deep ties across both rosters and histories. Veterans like Leyritz Hitchcock and Wells highlight cross city connections, trades, and long memories from San Diego to New York as the series opens.
Baseball playoffs show New York defeating Cleveland 7 2, 4 1 in 12 innings, 6 1, 5 3 as series ends 4 2. San Diego edges Atlanta 3 2 in 10 innings, 4 1, 8 3, with San Diego winning 4 2. Fox telecasts list schedule through October 25 with potential game seven.
San Diego star Ruben Rivera a cousin of Mariano Rivera arrives as Gwynn tours Monument Park. Dodgers series notes note Ledee starts in left and Orlando Hernandez in Game Two with Cone and Pettitte to follow. Pettitte away for family medical issue leaves Torre unsure when he will join.
New York fans spotted San Diego Padres aboard the No 4 train to Yankee Stadium including Bruce Bochy Tony Gwynn and Jim Leyritz. Gwynn joked about hitting advice while Leyritz recalled his NYC commute. Ruben Rivera joked about not riding the subway. Wells cooled talk of a Yankees sweep, saying he did not predict. Wally Joyner recalled a knife incident at the 1986 game.
Joe DiMaggio, 83 this month, remains in Memorial Regional Hospital in Hollywood Florida with pneumonia and will not throw the ceremonial first pitch for Game 1. Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs will take the honors instead while DiMaggio watches from his hospital room. DiMaggio has a pacemaker and had fluid drained from his lungs this week.
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