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- 2009 SPORTSMAN of the YEAR Derek JeterIt is not so much what he accomplished at 35—a fifth World Series ring capping a historic season, to be sure—as how the Yankees' shortstop arrived...Tom Verducci | December 07, 2009
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Yankee manager Billy Martin held his fourth off-day workout of the year last Thursday, to the vexation of Don Mattingly, the 1984 American League batting champ. "Guys need a day off sometimes," Mattingly said. "We don't get any. Having a break, getting a chance to get your head together, could be more helpful than a workout." Sounds reasonable. George Steinbrenner, however, took offense. "If he's tired of working out, that's too damned bad," said the Boss. "He ought to get a real job, be a taxi driver or steelworker, and find out what life and hard work are all about. I'm getting fed up with his attitude." Attitude? Mattingly was playing last week despite a pulled groin, and he not only shared the league lead with 44 RBIs through Sunday, but also had played 159 straight errorless games at first base. The Orioles have let it be known that the massive body of umpire Ken Kaiser is preventing them from clocking pitches with their radar gun. "Really? They never complained to me about it," said Kaiser, who is 6'3", 285, a powerlifter and former pro wrestler. "And what about guys like John McSherry and Eric Gregg, guys who outweigh me by 50 pounds? Hey, I've been in the bigs nine years, and I've never heard about this before. I'd check the batteries on that thing." Taking a page from their early history, the Mets lost 26-7 in Philadelphia on June 11. In the comic history of the Mets, the most runs they had ever given up was 19. It was the most runs ever scored by the Phillies and the most scored by any National League team since 1944. It was also the night that Jayson Stark, a sportswriter for The Philadelphia Inquirer, chose to begin working on a piece about why there has been so little hitting in the National League this year. "It's like getting slapped by your girl friend in front of your mother," said Met rightfielder Clint Hurdle. These were some of the highlights: •Phillie manager John Felske made his first defensive substitutions after two innings with his team already ahead 16-0.  
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