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...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...
After that affront, Williams went off to war. Combat did not dull his baseball skills: he led the league in slugging and on-base percentages the first four years after his return. Back from Korea at the end of the '53 season, he played in 37 games and batted .407. (He did not bat enough times to qualify for a hitting title...
Boston baseball fans gave a last hurrah to Ted Williams yesterday, and their hero responded with a booming homerun in his last time at bat in Fenway Park...