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OLD-TIMERS' DAY: Willie gets a hug

 

Published 8/3/2008 at Newsday.com - Yankees

Fans touch heart of Randolph, welcoming him with long ovation > Part of Willie Randolph still is in his last job, with the people he used to manage. "That's my team," he said of the Mets yesterday - before going on the field in his Yankees uniform and being reminded that Yankee Stadium still is his home. (link)

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