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n imposing man sits in a diner, hunched over breakfast, golf cap
pulled low, eyes fixed on his phone propped against a napkin
dispenser. It's streaming his beloved Yankees as they battle the
Baltimore Orioles.
Glowering at the screen, Reginald Martinez "Reggie" Jackson mows
through the $10.95 breakfast special at Angelina's in Seaside. A reporter
sits next to him, waiting for the third out.
Here he's Señor Octubre, a Hall of Famer known for his World Series
heroics each fall. The staff leaves their most famous customer alone to his
ballgame, approaching only when he requests "mas tostada y tocino."
Before the toast and bacon arrive, Yankees' phenom Aaron Judge sends
a pitch high over the fence.
"Special kid," Jackson murmurs, unfazed.
Jackson recognizes talent (he's a consultant for the Yankees), but base-
Jackson has a particular affinity for Chevrolet, including his prized possession, this "untouched" cranberry-red 1970
Chevelle SS with a 454 engine, straight from the Roger Penske lot in Pennsylvania.
