Word: baseness
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Obviously it would be untenable for a contemporary statesman to base concrete territorial demands on the Bible. But Begin often uses biblical allusions to support a Jewish historical claim-and the Administration does not intend to be caught unaware if he starts to cite the Good Book. Shortly after his election, he said he might discuss biblical references with the President at their first meeting. "He knows the Bible by heart," Begin told TIME Jerusalem Bureau Chief Donald Neff, adding modestly, "I also know some parts...
...slumping Carew makes plans to bunt even as he drives to the ballpark. His technique is far more effective than the superstitious rites of old. The Yankees' Jake Powell, operating in the '30s on the then widely held belief that finding a hairpin brought base hits, once followed a woman for three miles after noticing that a large bone pin in her hair was loose. When it finally fell, Powell scooped it up, rushed to the park and -confidence restored-tripled his first time up. Al Lopez, who was a National League catcher...
...striking snake. Carew has the wrists and forearms of a heavyweight, the result of a regular routine of weight lifting. He keeps a dumbbell in his locker in the clubhouse: on the field before games, he curls a 13-lb. metal bar habitually, almost absentmindedly. Says Twins Third Base Coach Karl Kuehl: "He handles that bar like it's a pick-up stick...
...Carew was shifted to first base. He has since blossomed into a graceful and steady defensive player who-like all the great ones-makes the tough chance look easy. The loner has also become a mature team leader as well as the heart of the Twins offense. Though he has become a superstar, he has remained unassuming, claiming no special privileges-other than the right to coddle his bats. On the contrary, he shags stray balls for batting-practice pitchers-a job usually left to utility players and aging coaches. Once when he failed to run out a long foul...
Stealing Home. He spent less than three years in the minors before he was pushed, at Owner Calvin Griffith's orders, into the starting job at second base. He batted .292 his first season and was named Rookie of the Year. (The National League's top rookie that year turned out to be quite a player himself: Tom Seaver.) Two seasons later, Carew stole home seven times, tying the major league record. His manager was Billy Martin, now the godfather of Carew's older daughter, Charryse. "I taught him how to steal home," Martin says. "That...