Word: batting
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...season was not kind to Giambi, 33. He had obviously lost weight when he reported to Yankees preseason camp in February, and by July he had lost bat speed and 65 points against his .302 career average. He lost the month of August to a mysterious ailment that was later diagnosed as a benign tumor. (The tumor, which the New York Daily News reported was near his pituitary gland, could be linked to Clomid, a women's fertility drug that boosts testosterone production and that Giambi has admitted he might have used.) And last week it seemed possible he could...
...million Last week's auction price for the bat Babe Ruth used in 1923 to hit the first home run in Yankee Stadium...
...crack of a bat, the pop of a glove, the infield chatter—these are the sounds that define him. His voice registers only the number of outs in an inning, though he might encourage a teammate at the plate in a clutch situation. On the field, the voice is secondary; the glove and the bat speak...
...always baseball for Harvard infielder John Wolff, whose father spent time with the Detroit Tigers after being drafted following his junior year at Harvard. The elder Wolff introduced his son to the game early, pitching balled-up socks to Wolff almost before he could hold a bat upright...
Many students are justifiably unhappy with life at Harvard. But voting for the ticket that complains the loudest or claims to have found that silver bullet is not the best way to ensure change. Matt Glazer and Clay Capp have an incredible record of going to bat for students with the administration and producing real results for their effort. They are the ticket that balances advocacy expertise with the financial competency we lacked last semester. They have wisely prioritized opening up the council, engaging students through innovative new approaches and uniting the undergraduate community. Based on my experience as president...