The Record (Bergen County, NJ), March 9th, 1999
The Record (Bergen County, NJ) 03-09-1999 JOE DIMAGGIO Date: 03-09-1999, Tuesday Section: OPINION Edition: All Editions -- 2 Star B, 2 Star P, 1 Star Early THE BALL must look like a grapefruit to Joe," an opposing pitcher once said of Joe DiMaggio. "There is no other explanation for his being able to get so much of his bat on every pitch." The Hall of Fame center fielder, who died this week at age 84, always seemed larger than life, from his near-mythic playing days with the New York Yankees -- and his phenomenal 56-game hitting streak in 1941 -- to his long and mostly reclusive reign as ret...
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