good in his last few weeks on earth; but Boley never said,
he only smiled; and the owner's uncle was too busy in
Washington to be with the team much after that. So now
they talk about other things when Boley's name comes
up. For instance, there's his little business about the pitch-
ing machinewhen he shows up for batting practice
(which is every morning, these days), he insists on hitting
against real live pitchers instead of the machine. It's even
in his contract. And then, every March he bets nickels
against 'anybody around the training camp that'll bet with
him that he can pick that year's Series winner. He doesn't
bet more than that, because the Commissioner naturally
doesn't like big bets from baUplayers.
But, even for nickels, don't bet against him, because he
isn't ever going to lose, not before 1999.
