Word: amazin
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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First pitcher to fracture a rib while watching a runner steal second base-Craig Swan of the New York Mets, struck in the back by Catcher Ron Hodges' errant throw, a feat reminiscent of Casey Stengel's original Amazin' Mets...
...Those amazin' Celtics open their series with the Houston Rockets for the NBA title tonight at the Garden, Boston's last obstacle to its 14th championship...
...closest race for most of the season was in the National League East between the aging Philadelphia Phillies and the Montreal Expos. The Expos have become Canada's equivalent of the amazin' 1969 Mets. Until last year, when they finished second to Pittsburgh, the Montrealers were a team of nobodies that came out of nowhere to capture hearts far beyond city limits. Indeed, les Expos have given an entire nation la fièvre de baseball. Led by Gérant (Manager) Dick Williams, and sparked by the hot bat of Receveur (Catcher) Gary Carter, the Expos have...