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...carefully, maybe even elegantly constructed, and it trots along at a highly readable pace (good people at Viking, I would prefer it if you didn't quote that last sentence in an ad). One reader I respect, Stephen King, has even compared it to Catch-22 and The Catcher in the Rye. It's just that This Book Will Save Your Life is more densely packed with earnest twaddle, starting with the title, than any other book I've ever seen...
...Wilson drove in two runs with a double in the second and delivered the crowning blow with a three-run long-ball that capped the five-run third. Leadoff man Brendan Byrne scored in all three innings and so did right fielder Lance Salsgiver in his three times up.Backup catcher Matt Kramer unintentionally encapsulated Harvard’s aggressiveness and the Lions’ haplessness when his hard slide in the second inning broke up a potential double play and ignited the ire of the Columbia bench.“It’s just part of the game...
...home runs. Aside from that, she only allowed two additional hits during her outing. Watkins finished the game with a solid two-inning performance, allowing only one hit and no earned runs. She struck out the first batter she faced, Samantha Hare, but the ball got away from catcher Halpenny and Hare was able to reach first base. As the result of a series of wild pitches and passed balls, Hare circled the bases to bring the score to 3-0, where it would stay for the rest of the afternoon. The team’s freshmen accounted for half...
...Sophomore catcher Matt Kramer incurred a bit of controversy in the first game when he slid hard into second base, spikes up, successfully preventing a double play. Unfortunately, Columbia second baseman Kyle Roberts was hurt and left the game. After protestation by Lions coach Brett Boretti, Kramer would have a ball thrown behind him, a ball thrown near his head, and a ball thrown far inside by Daniel Bajger in his next at-bat...Captain shortstop Morgan Brown did not play in either game after pulling his quadriceps on Saturday against Penn. “He’s done...
...jack-of-all-trades reliever named Doug Brown and a staff full of astronomical ERAs. It has yielded 10.83 runs per game since the Ivy season started on March 25. Its offense, the league’s third-worse by batting average, has been paced by .375-hitting catcher Jeff Corn. Haviland will start Game 1 tomorrow and freshman Adam Cole will start Game 2. Together, the pair allowed only two earned runs in 14 2/3 innings last Saturday against Princeton. “They were unbelievable last weekend,” Brown said. “We?...