A SIDEWAYS GLANCE : A LIST OF REFERENCES MIGHT NOT HURT YOUR CAUSE, EITHER.Michael Volpe, 44, is a self-described free-agent baseball fan. A major league bidding war for his allegiance has begun. A business consultant, father of two boys and a Little League coach in Falls Church Falls Church, independent city (1990 pop. 9,578), NE Va., a residential suburb of Washington, D.C.; inc. as a town 1875, as a city 1948. There is diverse light manufacturing, including telecommunications equipment. , Va., says he has abandoned the San Francisco Giants The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California that currently play in the National League West Division. New York Giants history Early days and the John McGraw era after 36 years of loyal support, back to when he was a kid and the team played in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of . When the Giants traded away his favorite player, Matt Williams Matt Williams can refer to different people:
In November, he wrote all 27 major league teams, asking why he should be their fan. Less than half have answered his letter, he said. Volpe wants role models for his children, more stable rosters and settled franchises. Thursday, Volpe got a personalized tour of Camden Yards, a Baltimore Orioles This article is about the contemporary American major league baseball team. For other uses, see Baltimore Oriole (disambiguation). The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. jersey, got to pitch a couple balls from a snow-covered mound and had lunch with general manager Pat Gillick. Volpe still isn't sold. That Roberto Alomar's spitting-on-the-umpire incident last year still bugs him. ``The chances of me becoming an Orioles fan are about the same as any other team,'' Volpe said. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Michael Volpe |
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