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Paul O'Neill had an off week at the ballpark. In just eight games, the New York Yankee outfielder's batting average dropped 43 points -- all the way down to .429 after Saturday's game. Well, it's a hard life but a hopeful one: if O'Neill soldiers on and maintains his .429 until the season's end, he will prove himself the most proficient batter of the 20th century...
Heck, there were probably more people who got into the ballpark for free--players, coaches, media members and stadium crew--than paying customers (of which there were no more than a generous 150, whose donations go to the Jimmy Fund...
...overwhelmed? The agency regarded all smoke exposure as dangerous and the effects as cumulative. EPA scientists admit that the danger of getting a whiff of tobacco at the baseball stadium is generally not the same as driving in an enclosed car with a chain smoker. "I'd expect the ballpark risk to be minimal," concedes a researcher...
...usual, everything comes full circle. Baseball fans can no longer light up while cheering on their team at many stadiums. And about the only place left where one sees chewing tobacco anymore is at the ballpark...
...finally comes, no one is happier than I am. My small group of faithful companions (some of them have been doing this longer than I have) and I pile into a car and park illegally somewhere in downtown Boston. Unable to walk, we sprint from the car to the ballpark. happier than clams, we find our unusually-poor seats and sit down...