newsday.com - 7/28/2008
—
Rich Gossage and Dick Williams each
used a brief portion of his Hall of Fame induction speech yesterday to campaign for George Steinbrenner.
Comments
Blog Reactions
Boston Red Sox News & Notes - 7/28
SOX & Dawgs —
... after struggling as of late, he responded with 3 hits.
“It’s nice to get on base and contribute,” said Ellsbury, who had his first three-hit game since getting four July 9, and raised his average from .259 to .262. “I really didn’t do anything different tonight. I tried to get a pitch to hit and fortunately I found some holes.”
Goose Gossage and Dick Williams both made their cases for George Steinbrenner to be enshrined in Cooperstown.
Jed Lowrie makes sure he’s ...
Related Content
Sexson: Washburn would be big help
newsday.com 7/28/2008 — BOSTON - As of last night, the Yankees and Mariners had not
agreed to terms on a trade that would send lefthanded starter Jarrod Washburn to the Bronx. But that does not mean a deal will not be made in the next several days.
In clubhouse, rapt attention on Gossage
newsday.com 7/28/2008 — BOSTON - When the Yankees' clubhouse opened to reporters 3
1/2 hours before the scheduled start of last night's game against the Red Sox, a sizable group sat intently watching Rich Gossage's speech at his induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame in ...
HALL OF A GUY
nypost.com 7/28/2008 — COOPERSTOWN - This was their shining Hall of Fame day, but Goose Gossage and Dick Williams both took time yesterday to say George Steinbrenner needs to be invited to this party some day. More than anything, this was a Pinstripe Parade, a day for...
Stumping for Boss at Fenway and Hall
nytimes.com 7/28/2008 — Yankees gathered in the Fenway clubhouse to watch Goose Gossage’s induction speech, in which he stumped for George Steinbrenner to have a plaque at the Hall of Fame. >
Goose's speech has Yanks rapt —
NYDailyNews.com - Baseball 7/28/2008
Goose Gossage may have had about 14,000 people in the audience during yesterday's induction into the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, but the Yankees legend had some interested observers roughly 200 miles away.
Emotional induction for Goose —
Newsday.com - Yankees 7/28/2008
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. - Rich "Goose" Gossage never hid his
strong desire to be among baseball's greats in the Hall of Fame. But for eight straight years, the baseball writers denied him his wish, and he seemingly never missed an opportunity to express ...
