From: mshaw@panix.com   
      
   https://apnews.com/article/davey-johnson-dead-d2b3729228978fa7054f61c0f925df54   
      
       NEW YORK (AP) -- When the winning run scored in Game 6 of the   
       1986 World Series, the New York Mets melted into a white-and-blue   
       swirl near home plate, celebrating their implausible comeback   
       from the brink of defeat.   
      
       Right in the middle of all that humanity was Davey Johnson,   
       who had arrived at the mob scene before many of his players.   
      
       Those '86 Mets -- with all their brashness, belligerence and   
       unapologetic brilliance -- would not have been the same without   
       their 43-year-old manager.   
      
       Johnson died Friday at age 82. Longtime Mets public relations   
       representative Jay Horwitz said Johnson's wife Susan informed   
       him of his death after a long illness. Johnson was at a hospital   
       in Sarasota, Florida.   
      
       "His ability to empower players to express themselves while   
       maintaining a strong commitment to excellence was truly   
       inspiring," Darryl Strawberry posted on Instagram with a photo   
       of him, Johnson and Dwight Gooden. "Davey's legacy will forever   
       be etched in the hearts of fans and players alike."   
      
       [...]   
      
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   Mark Shaw                                        moc TOD liamg TA wahsnm   
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