Word: batting
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Looking in fine form, Harvard cruised through its first two opponents with barely a bat of an eye. Both St. Johns and Providence received a 7-0 lashing at the hands of Harvard's hard hitters in the first two days...
Harvard's domination started from the opening whistle and never seemed to cease. Right off the bat, sophomore midfielder Armando Petruccelli controlled the ball just outside of the Central Connecticut penalty box and froze the defenders for a second, before firing a shot that would have surely beaten goalkeeper Adam Clementson had it not sailed just over the crossbar...
...Choice." The editorial castigated Bob Dole for his lack of new ideas and Bill Clinton for the horrible crime of paying too much attention to trivial issues like "fighting crime, fighting drugs and fighting the deficit." While it is true that Bob Dole has less vision than a bat with its eyes closed on a foggy day, his 15 percent tax cut plan is a serious proposal that is both achievable and in line with what GOP governors have been doing around the country...
...glory moments of the game's history because they preserve everybody's summer light. Hey. Will you ever forget Yogi Berra fastened to Don Larsen's chest after Larsen's perfect game? Hey. Bobby Thomson's three-run homer against the Dodgers, Ted Williams' homer in his last at bat. Say hey. Willie Mays' catch of Vic Wertz's drive to center in the Polo Grounds...
...batter's, but the batter's is more human. The pitcher plays offense and defense simultaneously. He labors to tempt and to deceive. The batter cannot know what is coming. He can go down swinging or looking and be made to look the fool. Yet he has a bat in his hands. And if all goes well and he can accomplish that most difficult feat in sports by hitting a 90-m.p.h. sphere with a heavy rounded stick, well then, fate is thwarted for a moment and the power over life...