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...spate of recent scandals, including ministerial sexual shenanigans, have recalled the venality and incompetence that dogged the dying days of the 18-year-long Tory regime, which Blair tossed into the garbage can of history in 1997. Blair's reputation for decisive leadership has consistently been his ace in the hole. Last year, despite doubts about his honesty, 60% of Britons polled considered him a "strong leader." The scandals have corroded that approbation. Labour Members of Parliament fear the Prime Minister's decline will become a death spiral for the party, making potential Labour voters forget what Blair's government...
When asked, Walsh didn’t have an explanation for the struggles of Shawn Haviland, the ace who had been sporting a 0.73 ERA in Ivy League play, nor Adam Cole, the precocious freshman who had fanned 11 Tigers in his Ancient Eight debut. A week after a 149-pitch, 10-inning masterpiece, Haviland gave up seven earned on 11 hits in the first game, while Cole faltered in a seven-run Princeton sixth during the nightcap, surrendering four runs on four hits...
...trouble in the sixth, it appeared as if Cole had all the support that he would need. With the loss, he finished with a record of 2-4 in a season that will likely compete for Ivy League Rookie of the Year honors.PRINCETON 9, HARVARD 3Princeton got to Crimson ace hurler Shawn Haviland early and often in the opener, beginning with a two-run blast in the top of the first inning that gave the Tigers an early lead and ending with a two-run dunker in the eighth that put the game out of reach.After Andrew Salini worked...
Covering the baseball team this season, I realized I could hope for no better a local instructor than right-handed sophomore ace Shawn Haviland, who features a devastating curve as his out pitch. (The lefty curve is something slightly different, more sweeping.) So I gracefully invited myself to get a tutorial from Haviland, who, with Coach Joe Walsh’s blessing, politely obliged my wacky request...
...hits. Princeton’s strength lies in its pitching and defense, both of which are ranked first in the Ivy League. The Tigers boast a team ERA of 4.28, and sophomore righty Christian Staehely has an impressive 2.44 ERA to go along with his 4-1 record. Senior ace Erik Stiller, who ranks fifth in the league with a 3.54 ERA, has totaled a league-high 54 strikeouts in 56 innings pitched. Behind him stands an airtight defense that has committed only 66 errors in 409 chances for a statistically-best .955 percentage.“Eric Stiller...