Word: bat
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...minor-league owners, seeing profits in a business that had stagnated for decades, have opened new stadiums and offered every conceivable promotion to attract fans. Indeed, the showmanship is a throwback to the days of Bill Veeck, the legendary, maverick big-league owner who once sent a midget to bat. The St. Paul Saints, owned by Veeck's son Mike, gave out inflatable bats, sponsored by the maker of Viagra, to every man over 21. In Nashville, Tenn., 15 nuns opened a game with the national anthem and came back during the 7th-inning stretch to perform the Macarena...
...someone in the major leagues will bat .406 again but never in as dramatic a fashion as Williams did: hitting 6 for 8 in a season-ending doubleheader. The Splendid Splinter was, indeed, splendid. MEL TANSILL Catonsville...
...hero of Stephen Fry's novel Revenge (Random House; 316 pages) goes by the name of Neddy Maddstone, which should tell you right off the bat that you're not in Clancyland. Young Maddstone's problem is that he's insufferably perfect; the son of a member of Parliament, he's also handsome, handy at cricket and a nice guy to boot. Naturally, his pals are jealous, but when they play a prank on him that backfires, he winds up in possession of a secret message from an I.R.A. terrorist. The I.R.A. promptly whisks Ned away to a mysterious Scandinavian...
...Martinez pitched the Sox to a 4-2 victory in last Friday’s rain-delayed contest, the Yankees went on to win both of the final two games by a 9-8 score, with each of the victories coming in the Bronx Bombers’ final at-bat of the game...
...10th pitch of his at-bat, Giambi checked his swing on a high-and-tight offering and tapped an excuse-me dribbler that rolled down past the unmanned third base position for a single...