At 10:24 AM 3/22/1999 Susan Kowal forwarded:
>BROOKS GATHERS FIRST HIT, AND AT THE RIGHT PARK TO BOOT
>Brooks collected his
>first hit of spring training with a pinch-hit single in the
>second inning in an 11-8 loss to the White Sox. It was his 10th
>plate appearance of the spring. "It was a nice piece of hitting.
>It was a fastball away and he went up the middle," Padres manager
>Bruce Bochy said. Added Padres general manager Kevin Towers, "I
>bet that base hit hit to him means more than if he sells another
>million records."
Anybody else question the validity of Mr. Towers opinion on this?
b.s.
"The truth ain't always what we need, sometimes we need to hear a beautiful
lie." -Bill Lloyd
