The tough old Yankees who worked alongside and won with Willie Randolph are expecting an emotional evening Saturday when their superlative second baseman is honored with a plaque in Monument Park.
Will the player who was so gritty that one of his nicknames was “Hard Willie,” according to Brian Doyle, be able to hold back tears?
“I’m not sure anyone will,” says Bucky Dent.
“I can’t even imagine being in his shoes, being a New Yorker, through and through, and having this honor,” adds Rich (Goose) Gossage. “Oh, my God. It’s going to be a day he won’t soon forget.