Word: apologizin
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...vernacular: "I've heard infielders complain of a sore arm after heavin' one into the stand, and I've saw outfielders tooken sick with a dizzy spell when they've misjudged a fly ball. But this baby can't even go to bed without apologizin', and I bet he excuses himself to the razor when he gets ready to shave." Runyon's patented style, stilted formality mixed with slang, shone to good effect in Baseball Hattie: "There she is, as large as life, and in fact twenty pounds larger." In The Pitcher...
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