A white Ford Taurus SHO speeds south down Briarcliff Road, its six cylinders pumping through trendy northern Atlanta toward culinary heaven. Just as that perfectly represents the role that Gretzky played as an ambassador for the game, so too were there so many things that fell into place at the Great One's finale Sunday. It was fitting that he registered an assist on the lone Ranger tally. Gretzky is from the old school, where an assist is as good as a goal. Back in Brantford, Ontario, he used to practice bouncing the puck off the side of the goal so he could bank passes to teammates in front of the net.
Streaks always have to end.
The Eagles struggled in the field and could not put more than three runs together in any of the three outings as their record fell to 7-14. This page created for the Emory Wheel. All Rights Reserved.