Padres RF TONY GWYNN has been named the '99 ROBERTO
CLEMENTE MAN OF THE YEAR. The award, which is presented by
John Hancock, is given to the MLB player who combines
outstanding skills on the baseball field in addition to
devoted community service (MLB)....In N.Y., Jesse Angelo
reports that as part of a management shakeup, Internet
start-up Digital Entertainment Network will name company CEO
and former LPGA Tour Commissioner JIM RITTS as Board Chair
(N.Y. POST, 10/27)....The improved relationship between
umpire JOHN HIRSCHBECK and Indians 2B ROBERTO ALOMAR,
"nearly three years" after Alomar spit in Hirschbeck's face,
is profiled by Ken Rosenthal of the Baltimore SUN.
Hirschbeck: "If you can't forgive and forget and move on
with things, it wouldn't make you a very good person"
(Baltimore SUN, 10/27)....TV GUIDE's Jason Cohen reviews the
new children's TV series, "THE JERSEY," a show about teenage
"sports fanatics" which airs on the Disney Channel on
Fridays. The show features cameos from such athletes as
LISA LESLIE, COBI JONES and KEVIN MILLWOOD. Cohen: "Yes,
sports logic is occasionally suspended, and the show is
heavy on Disney/ABC/ESPN crossovers (the only place you'll
see more of GARY MILLER is on Up Close). But then, the Boys
and Girls Clubs of America also gets a plug and the object
lessons ... are delivered with humor and energy by the
show's young cast" (TV GUIDE, 10/30 issue).
