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Article: Goose Gossage's early struggles as a Yankee.(Brief Article)(Excerpt)
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- Baseball Digest
- Article date:
- August 1, 2005
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DURING HIS FIRST MONTH IN NEW YORK IN 1978 AS A MEMEBER OF THE YANKEES, CLOSER RICH GOSSAGE STRUGGLED TO earn the respect of Yankee fans as he suffered with a 1-3 won-lost record, no saves and one blown save to his credit in his first seven games.
Here's Gossage's account of his first month and a half in pinstripes:
It's hard to say which was more unruly during my first six weeks in New York--my pitching or the New York fans' behavior. While I was being chauffeured in from the bullpen in a Toyota Celica, fans would pelt the car with beer, peanuts, and hot dogs. Nobody bothered to hold the mustard or mayo.
By the time the car reached the dugout ...