I'm a Yankee hater and the only 3rd baseman I've ever seen field better than Nettles was Brooks, and there wasn't all that much of a difference. [btw, I think Schmidt's the best all-around at the position I've seen].

The rubber ball thing was one of the funniest things I ever saw.



Pinella was the Yankee I least wanted to see up if the game was on the line [remember I'm rooting AGAINST the Yanks, so that's quite the compliment].

The only Yankee I've dreaded more EVER was Bernie. I think Bernie is the least appreciated Yankee, maybe of all time. I think that most of the people with the highest respect for Bernie are non-Yankee fans.