Word: acing
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...every day that Karl Rove gets a lesson in politics. But the President's ace strategist was brought up sharply at a recent White House meeting with a group of Republican congressional-staff chiefs when he suggested that the best approach to soaring gasoline prices was this: wait. There's no immediate fix available, so let the market work its magic, Rove said. The stratospheric pricing will reduce demand soon enough, and $3-per-gal. gas will be a memory by summer. It's basic economics...
First, sophomore ace Shawn Haviland locked down the Big Green in a complete game, 10-inning masterpiece as the Crimson took the opener 2-1. Then, in the encore, a 13-8 slugfest was never in doubt as the Big Green managed to breathe meaning into tomorrow’s doubleheader in Hanover...
Haviland, the Harvard ace, tossed all ten frames in what is supposed to be a seven-inning contest, allowing one earned run over 149 pitches. With a crisp fastball pounding down-and-in and his usual knee-buckling curve, he struck out six while allowing just six hits and three walks...
...Game 1, we might bring in [projected Game 3 starter Javy Castellanos] to close. We want to win.”In keeping with its regular weekend rotation, Dartmouth will likely start with sophomore Russell Young (3-2, 3.96) tomorrow in Game 1 and go with senior staff ace Josh Faiola (5-2, 1.90) in the nightcap. It will be the first appearance for Faiola, a former co-MVP of the prestigious Cape Cod League, since going 12 innings in an epic 2-1 loss to Yale on April 22. In that start, he threw 145 pitches.Haviland said the Crimson...
Serving at deuce in the final game, Chiu put an ace past his Big Green opponent to take the advantage. He then finished his career with a strong forehand that found the deep left corner...