Word: battered
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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With the exception of Dave Singleton, who had two singles, no Harvard batter could touch Castiglione for more than one hit. The latter's nine-inning totals included four walks and seven strike-outs; whenever he needed...
...great thing about spring training is that it's almost as important where the foul balls land as who wins the games. When a White Sox batter lofted one into the parking lot along the first base line of Payne Field in Sarasota, Pirates first baseman Willie Stargell turned to umpire Nestor Chylak and casually remarked, "Somebody got a nod on his car. Did it hit the top or the hood...
...when the next batter, Tom Songin, followed with a single, it was time for Clifford to exit in favor of Mark Linehan. "I just didn't have it in that last inning," Clifford said last night. "You can't really explain it, because I wasn't really tired, and I had had a few good innings, but Mark pitched really well...
...sugars to the butter. Add in boiling milk and stir. Cool 10 mins. Add the yeast and stir until dissolved. Sift together the salt, nutmeg, and flour. Add 1/2 flour mixture to milk mixture to form a batter. Add the egg and beat well. Stir in the remaining flour mixture. Cover and set aside 1-1 1/4 hrs. Knead the batter gently and roll on a floured board to desired thickness. Cut and cover. Let rise 1/2-1 hr. Fry in hot oil. Sprinkle with sugar or honey. Monica CordNew York...
This is not Brayton's style. He's more or less a wily pitcher--he tries to outsmart the batter, throw a wide variety of pitches rather than blaze it by him. Less a grunt thrower like Tom Seaver than, say, a Catfish Hunter. (Whom he admires: "He'll give you one pitch to hit and if you miss it, you're gone.") In the past year the style has worked well enough, even though he's at "the bottom of the totem pole" on the best pitching staff on the league. He led the team in ERA last year...