Word: bats
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...first computer was a Commodore 64. I bought it with money I received for my Bat Mitzvah and it was the first (and last) computer to reside permanently in my family's home. It was big and awkward, but the color monitor was cool beyond belief. We had only recently bought our first color television, so we were especially impressed...
Each summer Time goes to battle, well, to bat, against the likes of the New York Times and Newsweek in the softball fields of Manhattan's Central Park. This Publishers League season, however, did not begin well. Said captain Lamarr Tsufura, who troubleshoots computer problems during the off-season: "We had a disastrous game on opening day." But ya gotta believe...
...widespread interest in the sport is beginning to wane. Some American sports fans complain that baseball is slow and boring. This generation of viewers prefers its news in five-second sound bites; in baseball, a pitcher may throw to first base a dozen times and a "good at-bat" can consist of a hitter fouling off ten pitches before putting the ball in play...
...recently elected Hall of Famer hasn't turned his bat in for a pair of cleats. But he is Mr. October, and for the Crimson the month famous for the World Series and Halloween is very important...
...founding principle appears to be nihilism. Rampant disregard for other living things is in (for example, hitting frogs with a baseball bat). Taking responsibility for your actions...