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Jordan improves at the ballpark
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By Paul Newberry The Associated Press
It was the sly, confident grin Michael Jordan had displayed so many times on the basketball court. It was the engaging smile that again creased his face as he belted not one, but two balls over the left-field wall at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium.
HOOVER, Ala. — Sure, it was only batting practice. But that look was unmistakable yesterday.
"You better get you some Wheaties," said Jordan when teammate Kerry Valrie followed him in the batting cage.
"In spring training, he started messing around with me about who could hit more out each day," Valrie said. "So far, he's up about four days on me."
Maybe it was the medicine ball, similar in size to a basketball but much heavier, that Jordan worked out with at the start of practice. Maybe, as he admonished Valrie, it was the Wheaties.
Whatever the case, Jordan looked much more comfortable with his 34-ounce bat than he did Tuesday during his first workout with the Barons. He hammered the soft, straight tosses of manager Terry Francona to all fields and even out of the park.
On his second session in the cage, Jordan launched a 355-foot drive to
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An outfielder tried to run it down but
ran out of room, turning to bow to the
grinning Jordan.
The next time in the cage, Jordan blasted one even farther, easily clearing the 340-foot sign just inside the foul pole.
"He's not going to come out the first day and hit .320," said Barons hitting coach Mike Barnett. "But he's progressed so far in such a short period of time."
Wary of those who criticized Jordan and the Barons while he struggled to a .152 average (7-of-46) in spring training, Barnett said, "A lot of people look at this as a publicity stunt. Today, they started to see that he's for real. He's got a chance."
"He swung the bat the best I've seen him do," said outfielder Scott Tedder, who will probably find himself on the bench when Jordan takes over in right field Friday night. "He's just swinging instead of thinking, my hands should be here, my bat should be there. Maybe he can get it going now."
Jordan, who came in early yesterday to watch film and stayed late after practice to work in the indoor batting area, said all the hard work seems to be paving off.
Jordan's teammates were beginning to notice, too.
"I got some good swings in today," he said. "I'm ready to play for real."
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Philadelphia Eagles have a new owner
The agreement needs final approval from the rest of the NFL owners. Bramman will retain control of the team until the closing of the sale, which is expected within four weeks, Howard said.
"I have truly enjoyed my nine years with the Philadelphia Eagles," Braman said in a statement. "I'm certainly going to miss the relationship that I developed with the Eagles.
PHILADELPHA — Norman Braham agreed to sell the Philadelphia Eagles to Los Angeles movie producer Jeffrey Lurie yesterday for a reported $185 million.
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The agreement, announced by Eagles representative Ron Howard, ended weeks of negotiations between Braman and Lurie. Although Howard declined to disclose the purchase price, several reports placed the figure at $185 million.
The 42-year-old Lurie surfaced as a possible NFL owner two years ago, when he made a bid for the New England Patriots.
Braman, a luxury-car dealer in Miami, purchased the Eagles in 1985 for $65 million.
"I only wish the best for Jeffrey Lurie and, of course, for the entire Eagles organization."
Heir to a Massachusetts-based publishing and movie theater for-tune, Lurie runs Chestnut Hill Productions and has produced such movies "V.I. Warshawski" and "Sweet Hearts Dance."
Braman has won fewer hearts than games for the Eagles. The team was 73-63-1 during his tenure, which has been marked by contract contentions with players.
Braman's daughter Suzi, 26, is the team's vice president, and sources have said Braman wants to ensure her a spot in the Eagles' administration.
Five Engles sued the league to obtain free agency in the case that gave birth to the NFL's current free-agency system.
With the sale, questions surrou nd the future for the current management.
Three men have coached the Eagles during Braman's tenure. Marion Campbell was fired in Braman's first year with one game remaining in the season. The controversial Buddy Ryan, now coach of the Arizona Cardinals, went 48-38-1 during four seasons.
Current coach Rich Kotite went 21-12 during his first two seasons but led an injury-plagued team that went into a skid after winning the first four games of 1993-94 and ended up 8-8.
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