On-Base Perception
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Jeff(rey) Maier
Photo credit: AP, 1996
Now it can be revealed: Jeffrey Maier has never gone by his full first name. He has always been “Jeff” to those who know him.
The story of why the public knows him as “Jeffrey” is as understandable as the impulse of a 12-year-old boy to reach out for a potential home-run ball hit his way.
“Probably the reason I said ‘Jeffrey’ is I was 12 years old and had a pretty large contingent of...
