Mo Vaughn wasn’t hamming it up at New York’s Carnegie Deli: Pastrami, corned beef and turkey, but no ham.
A few days before heading to his first spring training with the revamped New York Mets, Vaughn appeared Tuesday at the temple of cholesterol cuisine to christen the “Mo-Licious Sandwich.”
“To endorse this sandwich is not really the message I want to send the club,” said Vaughn, who has battled his weight and slimmed down some during the off-season but still appears to be at least 270 pounds.
The big sandwich’s ingredients, packed between two slices of rye bread, are corned beef (“Mo’s a beefy guy”), spiced pastrami (“He’s adding some spice to New York”), turkey (“New York’s thankful for Mo”) and cheese (“because of Mo’s big, cheesy smile”).
“You can’t even eat one side,” he said. “You have to take it home and eat it for a week.”
Basket case
Jerry Colangelo, owner of the Suns and Diamondbacks, told the Arizona Republic he enjoys the company of baseball players more than basketball players.
“Getting into baseball was refreshing,” he said. “So many players have paid their dues and are appreciative of what they have. [It’s] a breath of fresh air.”
Say what?
`I did bring some real good bologna with me from back home.’
Driver Sterling Marlin, recalling an old superstition-eating fried bologna sandwiches before his Daytona 500 victories in 1994 and ’95.
