Word: bullpens
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Bullpen...
Since ancient Greek dramatists began chronicling their athlete's exploits, few plays have pleased both kinds of audience. Steve Kluger's comedy, Bullpen, currently playing at the Hasty Pudding Theatre (12 Holyoke St.) attempts to completely satisfy both parties, and almost does...
...play, fittingly, is loosely-focused on life in the Boston Red Sox bullpen. The Sox have just added to their roster a 19-year-old pitching sensation named "The Kid," a Roger Clemens-type, who is scheduled to pitch in that day's game against the New York Yankees. In order to make room for him, they must cut a player from the bullpen, creating a great deal of anxiety among the six principals in the play--a catcher and five pitchers...
...booing Bob Stanley is one thing. After all, when he pitches, it's double jeopardy for Sox faithful: opposing hitters have a field day with his stuff; and there's nobody left in the bullpen to smash stray beach balls mercilessly with the pitchers' mound rake...
This time, after allowing only two hits through eight innings, he had the bases loaded and two outs with Pendleton coming up and relief ace Dan Quisenberry warming up in the bullpen...