The Florida sun was smiling, and so were the New York Yankees; Mickey Mantle was looking good at first base, and the team was winning again. The Mets were losing as usual, but at least they were losing big 23-18, to the Boston Red Sox. The San Francisco Giants' Juan Marichal, baseball's reigning pitcher, was having such a good time skindiving back home in the Dominican Republic that he decided to ask for $125,000 instead of a mere $100,-000. Baseball's opening day was less than a month away. So what were most...
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