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...Robby the Robber stole another base hit from Cincinnati in the third game with an incredible diving catch that left the Reds talking to themselves. "That guy can field a ball with a pair of pliers," moaned Rightfielder Pete Rose. "The only way to beat him," added Catcher Johnny Bench, "is to hit it over his head." Bench should know. In the final game, the Reds' cleanup hitter powered a line smash toward left field only to see Robinson make yet another spectacular diving catch. Reds Manager Sparky Anderson summed up the Series in three little words: "Robinson beat...
Last year the team had a strong starting eleven that was visibly superior to the players on the bench. But this season Munro has been forced to put players on the second team that have the potential to be outstanding in any game...
...Most players have not been upset because they are not playing. Dissension has arisen because no one seems sure exactly why they are on the bench for a particular game, and no one knows when, if ever, they will play next...
Munro has not decided who will start in goal. "We've got two such great goalies," he said. "I haven't found any way to keep one happy on the bench. I'll probably end up flipping a coin...
Many of the substitutes on the bench were members of the group that criticized Gomez. Harvard has yet to win a game by more than two goals, and substitutes have played very little...