Word: bloops
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...summer, the year and maybe the decade--comedy has become the most reliable source of Hollywood profits. Moguls love to hit the home run of a Pirates or a Lord of the Rings, but they live on the bloop doubles of Talladega Nights and Meet the Fockers. A top comedy star may earn the same as an action star, $20 million to $25 million a picture, but that could be nearly half of a comedy film's budget; everything else (script and director, supporting cast, production cost) is cut-rate. "You can make three comedies for every action movie," says...
...everyone to really step and play great defense.”The Crimson got two runs in the second, thanks to some great baserunning. Francis and freshman center fielder Stephanie Krysiak executed a double steal of home and second, respectively, and Krysiak came around to score on a bloop single to center by Kidder.Murphy added an RBI single in the fifth for the third and final run.HARVARD 6, BROWN 1Timely two-out hitting allowed the Crimson to slowly pull away from Brown as it completed the afternoon sweep on Saturday.In each inning from the second to the fifth, Harvard...
...Watkins again faced trouble in the sixth. Despite turning a double play, The Crimson could not close the inning before Boston College scored its sixth and final run. The Harvard offense tried to capitalize in the second half of the inning. Senior Pilar Adams stretched a bloop single into a double after fellow senior Erin Halpenny earned a walk. Freshman Bailey Vertovez nearly cleared the bases on a far-flying line-drive just foul of the third base line. Ultimately, Vertovez could not convert and was caught looking at the inning’s final strike. The Crimson offense again...
...bloop single by sophomore Susie Winkeller in the second and an unearned run generated by Stefanchik in the third staked the Crimson to a 2-0 lead, before it posted a crooked number in the fourth...
...Harvard runners—three of whom would go on to score—stole second base during the game. The Crimson upped its lead to 3-0 in the second inning when shortstop Morgan Brown drew a two-out walk, pilfered second, and then ran home on a bloop single by Vance...