Bad Italian Habits Revisited.(Column)(Column)

Byline: Matt Davis Remember when controversy surrounded baseball sluggers Ruben Sierra, who has played for nine teams, the latest being the New York Yankees, and Sammy Sosa, now a Baltimore Oriole? After hitting a homer and rounding first base, they tended to dip their left shoulder and let their left arm hang as they made their turn. Sosa would add a stutter step near second base, and Sierra would extend his right arm like an airplane wing as he slowly jogged the bases. Pitchers whined this was a blatant gesture of disrespect for their prowess on the mound. Italians do the ...