Word: battered
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...sleepless nights in September when the pain from the constant pounding keeps you up all night. After you hit 80, the other players gun for you. The first baseman slams you with his mitt on pick-off attempts, the pitcher concentrates on getting you instead of the batter, and the catcher isn't even behind the plate. On my last steal in 1962, the catcher was over in the batter's box waiting to throw...
...first. South of the Expos and north of the Cubs, in a division where Philadelphia is out in front. Sonny Liston said he'd rather be a lamppost in Denver than mayor of Philadelphia, but this is hardly an excuse for electing Frank Rizzo. Nevertheless, Philadelphia has a batter in the top ten. The best hitter on the Mets these days is Tug McGraw...
...next time he'll be waiting." In fact, Jackson goes to the plate with a plan for every pitcher. "I know what to expect," he explains, "and I know how to get what I want. If I want a fastball, I move up in the batter's box as though I am expecting a curve. When the pitcher tries to blow it by me, I'm ready. It's goodbye baseball...
...several inactive seasons seem to have cooled him to a point of passivity (see box page 65). These days the former N.Y. Giants' shortstop inspires little respect from the players. In fact, earlier this year one pitcher openly defied the manager's orders by walking an opposing batter instead of pitching to him. Dark quietly accepted the affront...
Riley pitched well, getting the first batter he faced to pop up and the second to ground to third. Only the Brandeis third baseman John Bianchi was unable to make the play on Leon Goetz's grounder and the resulting error made...