Word: batterer
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...When a batter hits a lazy fly ball, Assistant Coach Gary Donovan, who vigilantly and vociferously patrols the sideline, calls out, "Run hard! Never know!" on the off-chance that the fielder might shank...
...batter later, pinch hitter Jason Larocque slapped an easy grounder to second baseman Luis Costa, who fielded it cleanly but threw wildly to first, his fourth error of the weekend...
Koppel stepped to the plate in the bottom of the eighth inning in the first game with the stage set for good theater. By tiebreaker rules, each extra inning begins with the last batter who was put out in the previous inning on second base, so the eighth began with Watanabe in scoring position...
...sort of thing a prudent citizen did in preparing for his eventual demise. So I was surprised to learn last week that Joe DiMaggio--a man who raised preparation to an art form, a man who planted himself in center field so perfectly for each batter that he was customarily able to catch fly-balls at chest level--died without stating publicly that he did not want his name associated with the West Side Highway...
...Granted, some lucky few do manage to find their lifemates in the pressure cooker of these hallowed halls. But, for the most part, the conditions of college life conspire not to bring people together in congenial bliss, but rather to tear them apart and batter their spirits beyond recognition. For starters, these are years of rapid maturation and personal change. Trajectories of personal growth do not often coincide. Moreover, many are unwilling to settle down and work through the inevitable tribulations of a relationship. We're young, they think, and why should we tolerate anything less than total contentment? Things...