Knives and fists mark Chuck Tanner era Pirates
Pittsburgh manager Chuck Tanner, famed for a hard edge and hard luck, recalls a knife incident and his fiery leadership. He champions players others rejected, fields a volatile but talented roster including Hendrick Kemp and Lezcano, and laughs off discipline with a blunt, unconventional tough love.
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John Schulian
Knight-Ridder
Bradenton
Fla
Chuck Tanner
Pittsburgh Pirates
Tanner
Pirates
Hell’s Angels
House of David Barnstormers
Elizabeth Taylor
Siles
Steve Kemp
George Hendrick
Sixto Lezcano
Rick Reuschel
Cubs
Bob Walk
Phillies
Braves
Tim Foli
Bill Almond
Padres
Mets
White Sox
Athletics
Joe Charboneau
Cleveland
Hendrick
Kemp
Lezcano
Yankees
Allen
Lezeano
Los Angeles
Pitchers throwing a spitball? Never
Chicago Tribune veteran writer Jerome Holtzman reports on the Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Cubs amid spitball accusations. Rick Rhoden and Cubs coaches Connors and Zimmer are named in an ongoing debate over illegal pitches, with managers and players offering varied views on technique, honesty, and enforcement.
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Jerome Holtzman
Chicago Tribune
Bradenton
Fla
Pittsburgh
McKechnie Field
Rick Rhoden
Pirates
Rhoden
Cub
Billy Connors
Connors
Chub Feeney
Cubs
Wrigley Field
Grant Jackson
Jackson
Ferguson Jenkins
Phillies
Harvey Haddix
Chuck Tanner
Tanner
Chicago
Don Zimmer
Jim Frey
Jim
Zimmer
Madlock
Gaylord Perry
Gaylord
Cincinnati
Chris Pelekoudas
South Side
Pelekoudas
Phil Regan
Pete Rose
Pelekudas
Rose
Ty Cobb
Warren Giles
Giles
Regan
Pittsburgh Pirates
Parker hits way from obscurity in Reds comeback
Dave Parker, once slumping and vilified in Pittsburgh, attributes his revival to leaving for Cincinnati. The switch to the Reds in 1983 rekindled his hitting, with a 1984 season to date at .400 in spring training and 94 RBIs the prior year. Parker recalls his Pittsburgh years and nostalgia, while engaging in community efforts in Cincinnati.
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Joan Ryan
Orlando Sentinel
Tampa
Fla
Dave Parker
Pittsburgh
Parker
Cincinnati Reds
Pete Rose
Reds
Cincinnati
Courter Tech High School
Cesar
Cedeno
Helmets, not bats, are hitters best friend
Lindsay Wolfe builds the polycarbonate batting helmets worn by every major league player. His American Baseball Cap Co also makes riot gear and police headgear, with about 200,000 helmets produced annually for Little League, colleges, and the minors.
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Lindsay Wolfe
Wolfe
American Baseball Cap Co
Philadelphia
Reagan
Shah of Tran
America
Swarthmore College
Sports quotes and clutch NCAA regional turner shot
Notable sports quotes feature George Steinbrenner praising Peter Ueberroth after lifting hall of fame bans and Dana Kirk highlighting Andre Turner versus Michael Adams in the NCAA Midwest Regional semifinal. Memphis State edged Boston College 59 to 57 on Turner's 17 foot buzzer beater for the Tigers.
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George Steinbrenner
New York Yankees
Peter Ueberroth
Ueberroth
Willie Mays
Mickey Mantie
Roberto Duran
Dana Kirk
Memphis State
Andre Turner
Tigers
Boston College
Michael Adams
Turner
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Chronicle-Telegram
Elyric, O
George
St. Louis
Lezeang
Sixto
Chuck
Dick Allen
Chicago White Sox
Fred Mitchell
Bill Madlock
Ease Techni
Cal College
Roberto) Clemente
Baltimore
NEW York Mets
Keith Hernandez
Hernandez
Branch Rickey
Rickey
Brooklyn Dodger
Pee Wee Reese
Reese
Jackie Robinson
Joe Adcock
Milwaukee Braves
Adcock
Dodger
Ron Cey
Goose Gossage
Cey
Boston Red Sox
Carl Yastrzerminski
Brooks Robinson
Somerset
Media
The
Associated Press
World of Sports
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