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...Reds' dugout, that gloomy atmosphere which predominated yesterday remains unchanged. The puddle in the middle of the room, the result of a tearshedding session conducted by Pete Rose, Johnny Bench, and the rest of the immortals from Cincinnati, has yet to be cleaned...
Heir Apparent. In the National League, the Reds v. Pirates promises to be an artillery Shootout. Cincinnati will roll out Siege Guns Johnny Bench and Tony Perez, each of whom has pounded home more than 100 runs this season. Even Lead-Off Batter Pete Rose, who once again delivered more than 200 hits, added some 70 RBIS to the Big Red barrage. Cincinnati's not-so-secret weapon is Second Baseman Joe Morgan. He leads the team with a .323 batting average, and has filched more than 60 bases to boot...
Certainly, with most of last year's players back (all with a bit more skill) and a more talented bench (as shown by Steve Hines' performance in substitution for Geoff Hargadon), Harvard will not be such a surprise for another second-place Ivy finish...
...very impressed with Hines," Ford commented, "I know I have a good backup in him. This year I think we have bench of talent...
...wasn't hitting so well in the past week anyway--chopping his swing and neutralizing his power. Hah. It's very depressing. And you have to feel most sorry, ruthless or not, for the handsome black man, perhaps in street clothes, perhaps in a number 14, sitting on a bench with his arm curving into an ugly hunk of plaster, watching while the Red Sox bask in the incredible, exhilarating core of an ocean of energy, the high of a pennant race and maybe more...