Word: batting
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...hasn’t had that [explosive season] yet.”The senior readily agrees.“The biggest thing is keeping a positive attitude all the time,” Salsgiver says. “So much of it is mental. You have a bad at-bat, and then you try to not stand in the outfield for a half-hour thinking about it.”But equally troubling, arguably, is the physical.It’s been his health, not his wits, that has been the biggest obstacle in showcasing the talents that professional scouts...
...homer in the sixth to cap Harvard’s effort. Junior co-captain Julia Kidder went 2-for-4 with a pair of singles and her classmate Susie Winkeller went 1-for-4 and tallied an RBI. HARVARD 8, TEMPLE 2The Crimson scored right off the bat in Saturday’s second game and kept the hits coming against the Owls. Harvard opened the game up in the third inning, scoring four runs—two off a broken Temple play. Junior co-captain Julia Kidder hit a single. Lauren Brown, who is also a junior, attempted...
There were few things ricky ponting enjoyed more as a boy than hanging about in the dressing room of his dad's cricket team. Listening to their chat was a way to learn about batting, he once told me on a drive through his home city of Launceston. Just sorting through their gear was exciting: he loved the tools of the game, couldn't get enough of brands and bat weights and different grips. It was the boy's good luck that his talent for cricket matched his love of it. Though the call-up came later, he was probably...
...Bradman, the Chappells and other past players, reaching the ton was surely no less satisfying. Yet they managed to confine their celebrations to removing their cap and acknowledging, with a raising of their bat, the applause of the crowd. Today's leaping, fist-pumping performances - unleashed no matter what the state of play - are merely self-indulgent. When they follow upon the defeat of an opponent, they smack of triumphalism. The century-maker directs his attention first and foremost at his teammates. During this exchange of joy and gratitude, there might as well be no one else at the ground...
...Mitch Fatel’s new CD, “Super Retardo,” should too. Fatel’s chief comedic gimmick, as it were, is a reliance on a unique style of sexual comedy which rarely acknowledges tactful boundaries. He gets dirty right off the bat, riffing on internet pornography and moving from there to topics that include his favorite sexual positions and his love of vaginas. Part of “Super Retardo’s” somewhat limited charm is a function of its live recording; as the audience laughs heartily, Fatel?...