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...April 30 editorial cartoon by “Samuel L. Clemens?? continues the fine work I’ve come to expect from The Crimson over the years. (Anyone remember the “presidential neckwear” cartoon published shortly after the announcement of our first female president? Allow me to jog your memory: contrasting with a necktie, President Faust’s accessory was a dog collar and leash...
After a slow start, Clemens works his way into a canvassing groove. “Keep up the good work,” a mustachioed man in a baseball cap shouts above the roar of his lawn mower when he catches glimpse of Clemens?? pro-Bush literature. And Clemens scores—in his words—“a warm, motherly hug” from a middle-aged Republican woman. “I love this neighborhood, and it loves us back,” Clemens says...
...streak turns sour when a Kerry supporter unloading her toddler from the backseat of a minivan shakes her hand in Clemens?? face and yells, “Boo, boo, go away.” So Clemens cheers up when he encounters a Bush supporter hosting a yard sale at the next stop on the route. Clemens swaps a Republican party flier and $1.50 for a space heater and two t-shirts...
...phenomenon seen in the final two games of the series, and in so many other memorable moments—Roger Clemens?? ejection in the 1990 American League Championship Series, the ground ball trickling through Bill Buckner’s legs during the 1986 World Series, the unlikely Bucky Dent lofting a lazy fly ball over the Green Monster in 1978, the late-inning collapse in Game Seven of the 1975 World Series—is well-known as the Curse of the Bambino...
...games, four for shutouts; Clemens didn’t go the distance once. Seattle’s Freddy Garcia had an ERA almost half a run lower than Clemens (3.05 to 3.51), while holding opposing hitters to a league-low .225 average. You might even make a case for Clemens?? teammate, Mike Mussina, who came within one out of a perfect game and finished the year with 17 wins despite receiving one of the lowest run-support totals in the league...