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IT WAS GOOD TO BE A YANKEE. JUST ask former third baseman Clete Boyer.
A mainstay in the infield for the New York Yankees in the 1960s, Boyer was known for a great glove and a solid bat. He reckons that if he had played his prime years for anyone else but the Bronx Bombers, his name would be just another entry in the Baseball Encyclopedia.
But, thanks to wearing the vaunted pinstripes, Boyer still reaps the dividends of playing for perhaps the greatest sports franchise in history.
"It was a great thrill to play for the Yankees," said Boyer, who last played for the Yanks in 1966.
"The Yankees have the best fans because they remember you ...