Dionne seems to be doing a little spinning of his own. Yaz made his major league debut almost to the day of the shelling of Fort Sumter -- April 11, 1961. He was a good but largely unnoticed player until 1963 when he won the AL batting championship. Here's what his Wikipedia bio has to say:
While his first two years were viewed as solid but unspectacular, he emerged as a rising star in 1963, winning the American League batting championship with a batting average of .321, and also leading the league in doubles and walks, finishing sixth in the Most Valuable Player voting.
I doubt Dionne and his buddy ever heard of Yastrzemski before 1963 -- let alone place him alongside legends like Bill Russell and Johnny Unitas.
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Oops, should have said "almost to the day of the 100th anniversary of...."
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