V IS FOR VICTORY!
Published 1/27/2008 by By BOBBY VALENTINE at NY Post: Sports
Former Mets manager Bobby Valentine, a long-time football Giants fan, is the manager of the Chiba Lotte Marines in Japan.(Third in a series)SOME decisions are difficult. Being a Giants fan is not. You can say I was born into blue.Andy...
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