Long Shot (72 page)

McNamara, Julianne,
177

McNamee, Brian,
226

McPeak, Holly,
131

McQueen, Steve,
25

McRae, Brian,
204

Meat Loaf,
231

Mendoza, Ramiro,
207

Mercker, Kent,
184

Meredith, Cla,
321
,
322

Mesones, Monica,
198

Messina, Gene,
5

Metallica,
29
,
76
,
322

Metal Skool,
322

Mexicali Aguilas (Eagles),
79
–82

Mexican Winter League,
79
–82,
307

Miami, University of,
42
–44

Miami-Dade North,
45
–48

Miami Hurricanes,
40

Mientkiewicz, Doug,
306
,
309

Mike Piazza Honda,
273
,
335
,
342

Miller, Lemmie,
20

Millwood, Kevin,
212
,
215

Minaya, Omar,
302
,
306
,
314
,
345

Minnelli, Liza,
246
,
247

Minor, Ryan,
185

Mitchell Report,
286
–87

Mizuno bats,
120

Molina, Yadier,
279

Molitor, Paul,
319

Mondesi, Raul,
115
,
143
,
152
,
161

and contract,
167

and Dodgers,
74
,
129
,
162
,
295

and drugs/steroids issue,
158

as hitter,
162
,
163
,
164
,
295

as Rookie of the Year,
129
,
142

Monster Pak,
157
,
203

Montalvo, Rafael,
133

Moody Blues,
26

Mora, Melvin,
212
,
214
,
216

Morales, Jose,
20

Morgan, Joe,
112
,
129
,
166
,
295

Morrissey, Jim,
76

Morrow, Chris,
60

Mota, Guillermo,
257
,
275
–78,
307
,
311
,
330

Mota, Manny,
19

Mulholland, Terry,
214
,
222

Mulligan, Blackjack,
26

Mungo, Van Lingle,
3

Murdoch, Rupert,
166
,
173

Murphy, Bob,
31

Murphy, Dale,
58

Murray, Eddie,
58
,
162
,
163

Murray, Jim,
140
,
148
,
179

Musial, Stan,
337

Nagy, Charles,
145

Namath, Joe,
313

Nas (rapper),
328

National Labor Relations Board (NLRB),
130
–31

Nattle, Butch,
17

Nattle, John John,
31

Nattle, Tony,
31
,
37

Natural, The
(movie),
17

Neagle, Denny,
152
,
240

Nelms, Jim,
9

Nelson, Jeff,
237

Nelson, Lindsey,
31

Newhan, Ross,
109
,
160
,
162

News Corporation,
166
,
182

Newson, Warren (“the Deacon”),
79

New York:

as exhausting venue,
314
,
322

socializing in,
227
–28

New York Giants (former),
233

New York Mets,
185
–99,
200
–216,
241
–48,
249
–50,
255
–71,
283
,
305
–7,
309
–14

endgame with Piazza,
300
–302,
310
–14,
344

and fans,
202
,
205
,
210
,
212
–13,
227
,
246
,
248
,
297
,
301
,
312
,
314
,
323
–24,
336
,
344

final game at Shea (2008),
342
–43

and Hall of Fame,
343

and media,
201
–3,
204
,
209
,
211
,
229
,
230
,
237
,
239
,
250
,
259
,
260
–64,
268
–70,
271
,
281
,
286
–87,
296
,
300
–301,
302
,
305
,
306
,
307
,
313
,
345

QuesTec system,
281

sale of,
264
,
265
,
268
,
302

and September 11 attacks,
244
–48,
249
,
254
,
255
,
342
,
344

and Subway Series,
207
–8,
209
,
224
,
300

team chemistry,
217
–18,
269
,
271
,
307
–8

as Team Tabloid,
255
–57,
265

and Triple Crown,
295

and World Series,
232
,
233
–40,
297
,
342
,
343

New York Yankees,
206
–7,
259

Subway World Series (former),
233

and World Series,
232
,
233
–40,
250

Ng, Kim,
334

Nicklaus, Jack,
133

Niemann, Randy,
205

Nightengale, Bob,
133
,
145
,
156
–57,
159

Nixon, Otis,
162
,
216
,
252

Nixon, Trot,
300

Nokes, Matt,
120

Nomo, Hideo “the Tornado,”
177
,
218

and Dodgers,
133
–34,
140
,
153

and friendship,
133
,
143

as pitcher,
135
–36,
142
,
148
,
150
,
151
,
153
,
160
,
165
,
291

as Rookie of the Year,
133
,
142

Nomura, Don,
136

Oakland, media in,
331
–32

Oakland A’s,
325
,
326
–30,
332
–33

Offerman, Jose,
135

Oh, Sadaharu,
73

Oingo Boingo,
76

Ojeda, Bob,
91
,
94

Olerud, John,
188
,
208
,
218

and friendship,
213
–14,
216

as hitter,
202
,
206
,
211
,
215

and Mets,
205
,
212
,
213
–14,
215
,
295