Word: bullpens
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...Cole praises the Mets for being "a great team." But this was even truer of the Red Sox than of the Mets. Everyone agrees that the Mets were vastly more talented than Boston. The Red Sox had no speed and no bullpen; New York was rich in both. The Mets should have won, and it would have been surprising if they had not. Boston was not even picked to win its own division, because the individual talent looked unpromising. But they almost won the Series because the sum was greater than the parts--in short they were a great team...
...Jesse Orosco came out of the bullpen and got Rich Gedman on a line drive to second, struck out Dave Henderson and got pinch-hitter Don Baylor to ground out to short...
After Clemens threw ball one to Brian Downing,Red Sox Pitching Coach Bill Fischer walkedhurriedly to the mound to talk with his strugglingace. With the visit over--and Sammy Stewartwarming up for Boston in the bullpen--Downinglined a two-run single into the left-field corner...
...sports fan, the play strikes its highest marks with its hilarious observations of how players in the bullpen wile away many hours waiting to be called in on relief. This activity ranges from scoping girls and playing baseball trivia games to performing practical jokes and rough-housing. Among the funniest moments is when Frito calls Dave Winfield on the bullpen phone and pretends to be a police officer calling about a statuatory rape case involving the Yankee star...
...theater to Harvard Square makes it especially inviting for Summer School students, although the tickets are quite pricey ($14 Tuesday--Thursday evenings and Saturday, Sunday matinees; $17 Friday, Saturday evenings). Like the Sox pitching staff, this play is colorful and unpredictable, definitely worth a trip to the bullpen...