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Rich "Goose" Gossage and Dick Williams, one playing and the other managing in an era where hatred was real and intimidation was ...
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The Week In Quotes: Week of July 21-27 by Alex Carnevale
Baseball Prospectus —
... and the Yankees. George has brought winning back." —Newly-inducted Hall of Famer Goose Gossage."We'd like to see him under better conditions and see him back the way he was. I like the old George, the tough guy." —Gossage"I want to thank George Steinbrenner. I believe he's the greatest owner of all time. He kept the Yankees the Yankees." —Gossage"He's already a Hall of Famer. They just haven't put him in there yet." —Brian Cashman on George Steinbrenner. (Bob Nightengale, USA Today ) THE REST"I went out there to get my coach off the field. The only thing I mentioned to the ...
The A's Get No Respect
ShysterBall —
From Bob Nightengale's article about yesterday's Hall of Fame induction, which focuses heavily on Gossage's and even Dick Williams' ties to the Yankees and is framed by Brian Cashman's trip to Cooperstown: ...
Rewind: He's The Golden Goose
It's About The Money - A New York Yankees Blog —
In honor of Goose Gossage's (belated) election to the HOF, here's an oldie but goodie from SI.com's Vault, dated 9/29/80: ...
Old Dudes A-Poppin': 2008 Hall Of Fame Inductions
Walkoff Walk —
This year's HoF induction ceremonies in Cooperstown flew even lower under the radar than usual. Only one player was inducted and he squeaked in on his ninth year of eligibility. Rather than a celebration of his greatness, Goose Gossage's induction just felt like another belated acknowledgment of saves and closers by the committee. "Consistency" is not a word associated with any aspect of that cabal, but discrepancies and oversights seem to be even more prevalent when they talk about closers. Where the hell is Lee Smith? ...
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chicagosports.chicagotribune.com 7/27/2008 — | Tribune staff reporter 6:56 PM CDT, July 26, 2008 COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. - Goose Gossage never met a hitter he couldn't intimidate. In part, he says, that's because he never got to know them. On the day before his induction into baseball's Hall of Fame, ...
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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...
Goose Gossage, Dick Williams and the 1984 San Diego Padres Connection
wcbias.com 7/28/2008 — What got lost in the mainstream coverage of Sunday’s ceremony was the San Diego connection between Gossage and Williams.
Gossage actually played for Williams during the mid-1980s and was a key acquisition who helped the Padres win their first pennant and reach the World Series in 1984.
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