April 09, 2003
BASEBALL: Cone Goes In Hard
Much as I'm skeptical about whether it will work, you gotta love David Cone's grit on the comeback trail. One thing I forgot to mention the other day, but that really impressed me, was Cone going hard into second base to break up a double play. Here's a 40-year old pitcher who probably hasn't run the bases more than once or twice in the past decade, and he's putting his body on the line for an edge on the bases. That's the sort of thing that gets your teammates' notice and respect in a hurry.