BILLY MARTIN: When the baseball great visited...
BILLY MARTIN: When the baseball great visited Orange County, he left evidence of his famous peppery temper behind. . . . At the Balboa Bay Club, Billy Martin--who died Monday (C1)--was an honorary member, sometime resident and frequent visitor. He was known as a snappy dancer. . . . In February, Martin and his wife, Jill, showed up at a Valentine’s Day Massacre party at the exclusive Newport Beach club, dressed in mob garb. Martin kept trilling, “Voooo-la-re! Ooooh Oh!
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