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Houk a major influence on Cox
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, ...




New York triathlon not for faint of heart
Competing in a triathlon? That’s serious business. Open heart surgery? That’s really serious. So, how serious would it be to combine the two? That’s what Greg O’Keeffe wondered. Sunday, he found out. His story actually begins about 28 years ago, when O’Keeffe was born with a constricted aortic valve. Flash forward to O’Keeffe’s freshman year at Columbia, when he tried out for the Lion’s baseball team. O’Keeffe’s heart kept him from passing the physical. Because ...







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