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...When I wasn't hitting the ball last summer, nobody wanted to ask me nothing. They just said, 'The Boomer's dead,' and so on. Now I'm talking, and they're listening...

Author: By David A. Demilo, | Title: A Diet, Two Hits and a Slide Resurrect 'Boomer' | 4/24/1979 | See Source »

...could be sure--maybe it was Hobson's elbow, maybe Evans's eyes. Or Lee's mouth. Or Zimmer's head. No one knew, but it soon became clear that these gods were mortal, after all, and that perhaps the Yankees--Billy Martin or no--were not. the Boomer would whiff with two men on, and all of a sudden the news became more noticeable. Weeks before Yaz's foul pop settled into Nettles's glove, the fantasy had ended, and the real world was important again...

Author: By Francis J. Connolly, | Title: Remembrance of Things Past | 12/8/1978 | See Source »

...could sure use ol' Bernie pumpin' 'em now," Boomer argued...

Author: By David A. Demilo, | Title: Sox, Yanks Both Win; Pirates Sweep Phillies | 9/30/1978 | See Source »

...press wizards were clinging to George "Boomer" Scott, who sat lonely the night before, demanding to know how he turned the fans' cries of "Booooo" to "Booooo...

Author: By David A. Demilo, | Title: Rejuvenated Sox Topple Tigers, 5-2 | 9/28/1978 | See Source »

...Boomer...

Author: By David A. Demilo, | Title: Eck Hurls Red Sox to Victory; Yankees Remain Game Ahead | 9/27/1978 | See Source »

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