The P.E. teacher with a World Series ring

Nice little yarn from Kieran Darcy about a Tampa-area P.E. teacher -- Joe Molloy -- who used to be the general parter of the New York Yankees when George was away and played a large role in the re-emergence of the franchise.

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=darcy/080601&sportCat=mlb&lpos=spotlight&lid=tab2pos1

 

I got so bored with the lede, I gave up on it. Sounds like an interesting story, but the opening just died on me.

 

I thought it was fine, but I thought the last two lines were a bit off.

 

P.E. teacher? Baseball? Isn't there a movie about this called the rookie?

I bet he was a math teacher and I'm totally off, but whatever.

 

Did you even read the story?

 

Nice piece of work to get the guy to talk. The writing wasn't brilliant, but it was certainly solid.

 

i'm guessing the answer is B.

 

Thought this was about Buddy Biancalana.

 

Incredible subject. Especially given the current goings-on with Yankee ownership.
Well reported. Multiple sources inside and outside the organization.
But good Lord, it could have used a 33% reduction.

 

I don't understand why this is a big deal. Plenty of athletes go into other fields after their playing careers are done. Not everyone who plays pro sports is set for life after they retire from Pro sports.

 

Sentence No. 1: "It's a warm, sun-drenched weekday morning . . ."
Sentence No. 2: "Under a cloudless sky . . ."

Choose one, pal, and get on with the freakin' story.
By the way, you wouldn't be distantly related to Grantland Rice, would you?

 

It's definitely overwritten.