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James Salter has been a fighter pilot, a rogue, and a climber. He counts Robert Redford as a friend.

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Maybe it's impossible to spend time with Patrick Stewart and not have the conversation move to the extraterrestrial.

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When superstars go down, no matter how sympathetic the circumstances, fans know the franchise could be sunk.

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NFL fans have less sympathy for fallen players than the Romans had for blind Christians.

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There are times when a sports figure doesn't deserve sympathy.

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As a kid, Terry Bradshaw didn't amaze me. My hero was Steelers backup Terry Hanratty, who nabbed two Super Bowl rings while completing three passes.

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Occasionally, a young catcher is born with a backup's soul. Bob Montgomery was on the Red Sox opening day roster for the entire 1970s, yet he never had more than 254 at-bats in a season.

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All backups take their cue from Elrod Hendricks, the patron saint of erstwhile catchers.

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Baseball loyalists cite the game's legendary numbers - 300 wins, 500 homers, 3,000 hits - as evidence of the sport's elegance, beauty, and gravitas. What no one mentions is how wretched and painful it is to actually watch a former star gasp and sputter his way toward a legendary number.

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I've seen few things more depressing than the end-of-season Giants-Padres series in 2001 in which Barry Bonds hit his 68th homer of the year while a .227-hitting, rapidly fossilizing Rickey Henderson staggered like a delirious marathoner toward 3,000 hits.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Journalist

Born: Unknown

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