Summary
Joe Torre's thoughts went back to a specific at bat in Minneapolis last August to illustrate a point about Gary Sheffield Saturday. The Yankees, that night, were trailing by a run as they came to bat in the top of the ninth against All-Star closer Joe Nathan, who was working on a streak of 29 straight scoreless innings.
The first pitch to Sheffield was low and away, but the Yankee right fielder leaned across the plate and flicked what would be the game-tying home run in a game the Yankees went on to win.See the full content of this document
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Fearless Sheffield Not to Be Deterred
"I'm sitting there thinking, I don't know who else is going to be brave enough to dive out there on a 97 mile an hour fastball from Nathan," Torre said. "But he's got no fear." Fearless ...
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