Word: backstopping
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Another backstop against an OPEC-induced shortage is the strategic petroleum reserve started in 1975 by President Ford. By the end of May, the U.S. will have filled a series of hollow salt domes in Louisiana with about 500 million bbl., enough to meet U.S. oil-import needs for 100 days. The Reagan Administration has proposed stopping short of the final goal, 120 days' worth, as a way of cutting the federal deficit. But at these oil prices, the Administration is now thinking of continuing to stock up before the discount binge ends...
Including that first one, Gooden won 17 games and the Rookie of the Year award. He also lost Youmans again, shipped with a small gang of minor and major leaguers to Montreal, but at least he was compensated this time with the eminent backstop Gary Carter. "We're all just fortunate to be part of Dwight's world," Carter likes to say. Last year this pleasure included eight shutouts and strings of 14 victories, 31 scoreless innings and 49 innings without a run earned. Gooden and the St. Louis Cardinals' ace John Tudor stared each other into stupors, but even...
...other end of the rink, however, will be the conference's top backstop, Harvard senior Grant Blair, whose 2.58 g.a.a and .901 save percentage have held Harvard opponents to less than four goals in seven of his last eight starts. Blair has also allowed more than four goals only twice in his 18 outings...
Colgate, 2-3-1 ECAC, clearly missed All-Conference goalie Jeff Cooper, who graduated last year. Without the outstanding backstop in net, the Raiders were completely outmatched by the visitors...
Give credit to B.C. (8-3-1). The Eagles played with freshman backstop David Littman (26 saves), and the Cranston, R.I. native shined in his Division I debut--growing more confident as the game wore on, despite facing the wrath of 3350 partisans...