Word: batting
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...beleaguered Russell attempted to save further embarrassment in the next inning by pretending not to see a high-hopper off the bat of Tim McCarver which bounced right by him. Despite a generous offical scorer who scored a hit on the play, Russell was again the goat when McCarver crossed the plate on Steve Carlton's base...
Gorey's sets and costumes--although extraordinary--don't help. The nearly two-dimensional sets, done entirely in black, white and grays, with exhilaratingly high ceilings, grotesque details and bat motifs everywhere, are certainly fascinating; but despite all this marvelous Gorey-esqueness, you just have to wonder. Given the characters taste in interior decoration (bats patterned on pillows, wallpaper, paneling and balustrades), just why do the Sewards find vampires so peculiar? Something smacks of self-indulgence...
...most of the actors in this "bound-for-Broadway" production do not even try to enliven the proceedings. Ann Sachs as Lucy, the pale afflicted one, is the first character to appear on stage. She has enough energy to flit about in her gossamer frock--but right off the bat, we can tell she is wan and vapid. Other characters are not much better...
...Lynn launched an eleventh-hour rally by planting an Arroyo fastball in the right-field upper deck to lead off the ninth. But when Rick Burleson drew a walk off Arroyo with two outs, manager Ralph Houk made the call for Foucault, who silenced rookie Ted Cox's loud bat by forcing him into a game-ending...
...mean what can you say about a team whose two best clutch hitters bat eighth and ninth in the order and one of them is batting a smoldering...