Word: balle
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...were an introduction to all of the greatest things in life - heroes, triumph, unconditional love. And, perhaps above all, they were a chance to feel invincible. Our seats were about 20 rows behind home plate, a perfect vantage point to see the giants of October. Reggie Jackson hitting the ball into the stratosphere. Goose Gossage fastballs coming straight at us in 100 mph 3-D. I sat one seat behind Christopher Reeves. Throughout the game, I kept marveling over how puny Superman looked in front of my real-life superheroes...
...World Series triumph over the Braves, the heroes stood taller than Paul Bunyan again. When Jim Leyritz, savior of the '96 series, came to bat in the eighth inning, Henry clasped his hands together in prayer and asked the sky "Can he hit another home run?" As the ball sailed over the left center field fence, Henry knew there were deities of the baseball diamond, and that they understood fate...
...addition to Foster's impressive work, the Crimson defensive unit pressured UConn whenever it touched the ball, forcing the Huskies to play more conservatively than they are accustomed...
...Harvard pressures the ball well, and did so for most of the game," UConn Coach Len Tsantiris said. "As a result we got into the game of worrying about losing the ball instead of attacking...
Harvard established this trend from the outset as its aggressive defensive play led to sloppy ball-handling from the Huskies in the first half...