The Michigan Daily - Friday, October 17, 2003 - 11A Fenway groundskeeper to sue Yanks for bullpen brawl [Pride of the Yankees BOSTON (AP) - The groundskeeper involved in a fight in the bullpen at Fenway Park expects to sue New York Yankees Jeff Nelson and Karim Garcia, his lawyer said yesterday. "There is an investigation ongoing and it's anticipated we'll file a civil suit," said Patrick Jones, hired by Red Sox employee Paul Williams. The 24-year-old Williams was involved in a fight Saturday with reliever Nelson and right fielder Garcia in the ninth inning of Game 3 of the AL championship series. Two Boston police officers who broke up the fight said the players attacked Williams, a part-time mem- ber of the grounds crew who also is a special education teacher in Derry, N.H. The players contended Williams provoked them by cheering for the Red Sox in the New York bullpen. An incident report filed shortly after the game by two Boston offi- cers indicated police would seek assault and battery charges against the two players. Since then, police have said no decision has been made. A copy of the police report, which was posted on The Boston Globe's website, stated that Nelson "was observed pushing/grabbing the vic- tim in the chest area at which time both parties fell to the ground where Jeff Nelson began punching and flar- ing his legs at the victim." The report also stated that several other members of the Yankees bullpen "jumped on the victim," and right fielder Garcia jumped the outfield wall, entered the bullpen and began "striking down at the victim with his left hand." Williams was taken to a hospital and treated for head, mouth, and body injuries. Ted Williams' son has leukemia INVERNESS, Fla. (AP) - The son of Hall of Famer Ted Williams has been diagnosed with leukemia, according ^to a newspaper report. John Henry Williams, 35, told the Citrus County Chroni- cle yesterday that he was diagnosed with acute myeloge- nous leukemia earlier this month at UCLA Medical Center. 'jHe told the newspaper that he has already started chemotherapy. "The whole goal is get the leukemia in remission," Williams said from Los Angeles for a story to be published IFriday. Attempts made by The Associated Press to reach Williams were unsuccessful. Calls placed to the home of John Henry Williams' attorney, Eric Abel, were not imme- diately returned. After Ted Williams died July 5, 2002, John Henry Williams was at the center of a controversy surrounding his}F father's remains. Williams had his father's body taken to an Arizona cryonics lab, setting off a battle with his half-sis- ter, who said her father had wanted to be cremated."usa The matter was settled in December, when Bobby Jo Fer- rell, Ted Williams' oldest daughter, dropped her objections. A telephone call to Bobby Jo Ferrell's home on Thursday. evening was not answered. John Henry Williams' other sister, Claudia Williams, told. the newspaper she is in Los Angeles for tests to determine if she is a match for a possible bone marrow transplant. "It's not good, not good at all, considering his ageClau- dia Williams said. AP PHOTO About 10,500 new cases of acute myelogenous leukemia Game 7 of the American League Championship Series lived up to its hype, as the Yankees' Aaron Boone hit a walk-off are diagnosed each year in the United States, with remis- homerun in the bottom of the 11th inning to give the Yankees a 6-5 win and a trip to the World Series. sion occurring in 70-80 percent of those patients. Resilient Marlins ready to keep surprising CHICAGO (AP) - Florida Marlins manager Jack McKeon returned to his hotel room early yesterday, a few hours after his team clinched a World Series berth, and found himself inundated with phone calls. His cell phone kept ringing. So did his wife's. There were two phone lines in the room, and they kept ringing. "Tickets. Tickets. Hotel rooms," McKeon said. "The whole family called. It's the same people, but you add a few more, because now you've got the cousins calling." At 72, McKeon has four children and nine grand- children. And now, thanks to the Marlins' astounding success, he's probably hearing from some long-lost relatives. Florida's comeback victory in the NL champi- onship series left countless Chicago Cubs fans in despair, but at least it made McKeon's family happy. He'll become the oldest manager in World Series his- tory when the Marlins play Game 1 Saturday against the New York Yankees or Boston Red Sox. The resilient Marlins clinched their second pennant in six years in characteristic fashion - by coming from behind. They trailed by two runs in the fifth inning of Game 7 before rallying to beat the Cubs 9-6 Wednesday. Florida won despite leading in just 20 of 67 innings in the series. The Marlins beat Mark Prior and Kerry Wood in the final two games, and they're only the fourth team to overcome a 3-1 deficit in a league championship series. "It didn't sink in until a couple of hours later what has happened," McKeon said. "You're reached the top. The World Series is it. Whether you win or lose, you're in the World Series." The Marlins remained in Chicago on Thursday, waiting to fly to Boston or New York, depending on which team won Game 7 of the AL championship series. Against either team, the Marlins will be under- dogs - as they were in the NLCS, the division series, the wild-card race and spring training. "We like that," McKeon said. "Believe me, we're going to give the American League a tough shot." Sammy Sosa's advice: Don't count the Marlins out. "They beat Mark Prior and Kerry Wood back to back," the Cubs slugger said. "They have to win the World Series. If they don't do that, we will be very mad." The Marlins' odds against winning will be even longer because the scramble to win the final three games against the Cubs left McKeon's rotation in dis- array. He used three starters in Game 7, with Mark Redman pitching three innings, Brad Penny one and series hero Josh Beckett four. Penny and struggling rookie Dontrelle Willis will likely start Games 1 and 2 in some order, McKeon said. "I really think Penny is going to step up this series," he said. Penny went 14-10 during the regular season but has won only once since hyperextending his pitching elbow Sept. 12. He an ERA of 14.14 in two postsea- son starts. Beckett will probably be rested until Game 3 in Miami, where he threw a two-hit shutout Sunday to beat Chicago. Left-hander Redman will likely start Game 4. Carl Pavano took Penny's turn Tuesday and allowed two runs in 5 2-3 innings to help beat the Cubs. But McKeon said he wants Pavano back in the bullpen, where he pitched 4 2-3 scoreless innings in the playoffs. 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