Sad news last Wednesday: Ralph Houk passed away peacefully of natural causes. He was 90. In a 20-year managerial career, Houk guided the Yankees (‘61-’63, ‘66-’73), Tigers (‘74-’78) and Red Sox (‘81-’84), winning 1619 of 3157 games, three pennants and two World Series. But in these parts, Houk’s probably best known as the mentor of Bobby Cox. When asked this spring by Charles Bethea of Atlanta Magazine to name his idols growing up, Cox responded, ...

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