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New York Yankees Joe Torre and Gary Sheffield Versus Gil Hodges and Cleon Jones

baseball, as in all other areas, there is what the media report and then there is what really happened.

The media, especially the New York media, often protect the New York Yankees. although at times, they can be brutal.

On August 13, 2005, Gary Sheffield dropped a fly ball in the third inning of a game against the Texas Rangers at Yankee Stadium.

After Kevin Mench hit a one-out single, Sandy Alomar followed with a fly ball to right field. The ball hit the middle of Gary Sheffield's glove, which was next to his left hip, and popped out.

Fortunately for the Yankees' self-declared team leader, the Rangers had Mench on first, enabling the quick-witted, never-give-in, "I don't strike out when I don't want to" Sheffield to fire ...

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