Mickey Rivers

The Bronx Zoo's quirkiest character remains a kid at heart, sharing his wisdom with youngsters in his native Miami

Over RATEDMark FidrychA quarter century ago a pitcher named Mark Fidrych made a name for himself—the Bird—with his oddball exuberance. The rube-ish rookie packed 'em into Tiger Stadium by sprinting to his position,...

At 41, Mickey Rivers is as rickety as the league he plays in, but in his inimitable way, he keeps rolling along

So I hear old Gozzlehead is down in Miami playing bingo for a living. They called Mickey Rivers Gozzlehead when he was making $200,000 a year playing centerfield for the New York Yankees. Baseball once had lots of...

DIVIDED LOYALTYYankee third baseman Mike Pagliarulo, who grew up in Medford, Mass., wears a T-shirt under his uniform that reads RED sox, WORLD SERIES CHAMPS—1903, 1912, 1915, 1916, 1918 on the front, and YANKEES,...