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Article: CUBS' RIGGLEMAN: A PEOPLE PERSON AMONG JERKS

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May 7, 1999
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THIS ELECTRONIC VERSION MAY DIFFER SLIGHTLY FROM THE PRINTED VERSION. John Mutka's column appears Tuesday and Friday. Call him at 881-3122.

Class is the first word that springs to mind when I think of Jim Riggleman. Fair and even-keeled, he is as solid as a rock, a skipper who has kept the Good Ship Cubby from floundering on the treacherous reefs.

Some might mistake his mild-mannered attitude for wimpiness, but there's a trace of steel in his eyes.

Riggleman provides a refreshing contradiction in professional sports, which is taking the low road, equating uncouth behavior with entertainment value.

Television fixates on idiots such as Jerry Springer and Howard Stern and obsesses over ...

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