Long Shot (77 page)

Thornton, Andre,
37
,
345

Timlin, Mike,
232

Tipton, Gordon,
78

Tirendi, Vince,
92

Titanic
(movie),
182

Tomlin, Randy,
90

Topps,
6

Torrealba, Yorvit,
320

Torre, Joe,
31
,
226
,
234
,
237
,
242
,
255
,
295
,
317

Torres, Salomon,
121

Torres, Tico,
334

Towers, Kevin,
316
,
325

Trachsel, Steve,
256
,
305

Tracy, Jim,
277

Trammell, Bubba,
240

Travis, Neal,
260
–63

Traxler, Brian,
55
,
102

Treadwell, Jody,
78

Triple-A ball,
87
–89

Trump, Donald,
303

Trunk, Eddie,
275

Tucker, Michael,
192
–93,
220

Tuesday’s Children,
344

Tulowitzki, Troy,
320

Twisted Sister,
29
,
30
,
211

Tyson, Mike,
31
,
199
,
237

United Airlines Flight
93
,
244

University of Southern California,
98
–99

Usher (singer),
201

Valdez, Ismael,
136
,
145
,
147
,
150
,
151
,
153
,
307

Valent, Eric,
293

Valentine, Bobby,
217
,
233
,
278

and All-Star Game,
242

on batters hit by pitchers,
225
,
238
,
256
,
257
,
265

and Lasorda,
47
,
187
,
194
,
242

and media,
188
,
193
,
200
–201,
229
,
260
,
262
,
266
,
268
–69,
271

and Mets,
187
,
205
–6,
228
–29,
230
,
258
–59,
269
–71

and Mike’s injuries,
214
,
225
,
238
,
258

and Mike’s playing,
216
,
221
,
223
–24,
267
,
284

and September 11 attacks,
245
,
254
,
255

and Texas Rangers,
47
,
200

and umpires’ calls,
193
,
206

Valverde, Jose,
318

Van Halen (band),
204

Van Halen, Eddie,
132

Vaughn, Greg,
210

Vaughn, Mo,
256
,
264
,
266
,
269
,
281
,
283

Velazquez, Guillermo “Memo,”
79
–80

Ventura, Jesse “the Body,”
26

Ventura, Robin,
115
,
235

and free agency,
255
–56

as hitter,
208
,
210
,
214
,
215
,
231
,
232
,
240
,
247
,
295

in Japan,
218
–19

and Mets,
199
,
205
,
218
,
241
,
295

and World Series,
233
,
240

Veras, Dario,
151

Verducci, Tom,
158
,
163
,
168
,
226
,
264

Vermeil, Dick,
345

Vero Beach, Dodgertown in,
58
–62,
64
–67,
70
,
72
,
78
–79,
112
,
127
,
174

Vioxx,
157
,
158
,
203

Vizcaino, Jose,
234

Voltaren,
158
,
203

Wade, Ben,
50
,
51
,
52
–53

Wagner, Billy,
194
–95,
316

Wahlberg, Mark,
168

Wakamatsu, Don,
101

Waldstein, Dave,
261

Walker, Larry,
162
,
163
,
165
,
166
,
169

Wallace, Dave,
59
,
60
,
65
,
150
,
160
,
228

Wallach, Tim,
111
,
139
,
153

Washington, George,
41

Weathers, David,
266
,
284
,
293

Weber, Joe,
18
,
37

Weider, Joe,
45
,
157

Weiss, Walt,
192
,
215

Welch, Bob,
20

Wells, David,
140
,
201

Wendell, Turk,
214
,
215
,
234

Wengert, Bill,
59

Wengert, Don,
222

Werndl, Bill,
316

West, Joe,
91

Wheeler, Chris,
200

White, Bill,
31

White, Devon,
175
,
184

Wigginton, Ty,
276
,
285
,
297

Wildwood, New Jersey,
30
–32

Williams, Bernie,
206
,
221
,
240

Williams, Gerald,
192
,
214
,
216

Williams, Jerome,
284
,
292

Williams, Jimy,
293

Williams, Matt,
121

Williams, Mike,
149

Williams, Ted:

and Hall of Fame,
337

as hitter,
85
,
104
,
138
,
140

honored at Fenway,
207

influence of,
11
–12,
14
,
33
,
63
,
73
,
320
,
346

Museum & Hitters Hall of Fame,
152
,
195

The Science of Hitting
,
21
,
22

visit to Mike’s house,
21
–22,
48

Wilpon, Fred:

and media,
185
,
187
,
260
,
271
,
345

and Mets,
185
,
187
,
197
,
264

and Mets sale,
264
,
265
,
302

Mike signed by Mets,
185
,
187
,
197
–98

and September 11 attacks,
245

and Valentine,
269
,
270
,
271

Wilpon, Jeff,
2
,
259
,
270
,
299
,
302
,
314
,
345