Bobby Valentine

With his progressive and creative baseball mind and his Veeckian flair for showmanship, the controversial former Mets manager is a national hero--alas, halfway around the globe

Making $4 million in a country where he's beloved, Bobby Valentine is proving there's nothing minor league about Japanese baseball

Returned To the field with a two-tackle, five-assist performance for the Patriots, Tedy Bruschi (above). The linebacker, 32, suffered a minor stroke last February, three days after he played in the Pro Bowl....

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Back for another stint managing the Chiba Lotte Marines, Bobby Valentine says many elements of the Japanese game have been Americanized since he first piloted the team, in 1995. Players now bunt less and run the base...