Anyone who ever dealt with Goose Gossage the player knows that Goose Gossage the senior citizen is not going to go softly into that good night.
He’ll be screaming about something or other when the angels come. Why wouldn’t he? During a cantankerous pitching career highlighted by his Hall of Fame seasons as the Bronx Zoo Yankees’ closer, he tangled with teammates, the press, even George Steinbrenner himself.
It was no surprise then that the 65-year-old exploded to the local media when he found himself excluded from a guest instructor roster that included former teammates Ron Guidry and Willie Randolph.