Growing up in New York, Peggy, as she was called, frequented Yankee Stadium. Noting how the world, the league, and the game had changed, she would recall her trips to the Stadium years later. She saw the institution of the designated hitter and the popularization of closing pitchers -- after all, she experienced first-hand Goose Gossage and Mariano Rivera, the first and the greatest, respectively. Moreover, she watched Yankees management at first resist and ultimately accept and embrace the integration of African-American players. Murders Row, Joltin' Joe, the Mick. She saw Reggie Jackson become Mr. October and Derek Jeter become Mr. November.