R.I.P., BILLY: The late Billy Martin’s raucous...

R.I.P., BILLY: The late Billy Martin’s raucous behavior would seem to make him an unlikely ally of the Balboa Bay Club. . . . But the Newport Beach club’s affection for the former Yankee manager runs deep, as shown by a full-page tribute (above) in the club magazine’s latest issue. . . . “He was the softest touch in the world for anyone who was down and out,” club official Tom Deemer says.