Word: clevelandism
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...indictments spelled out numerous counts that added up to a double whammy last week. Whammy No. 1, from a grand jury in Cleveland, slapped racketeering charges on Jackie Presser, the big (350-lbs.) but hard-to-hit president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. Whammy No. 2, from a grand jury in Washington, charged an FBI agent with lying to protect Presser, who is said to have been a federal snitch since...
...agent, Robert Friedrick, is accused of falsely stating that the FBI had authorized Presser to commit the crimes he is now charged with: embezzling union money as salaries for people holding no-show "ghost" jobs in Cleveland's Teamster Local 507. While the indictment of an FBI man was an embarrassment to the agency, the action against Presser had no immediate effect on him or his union...
...Cleveland's first-inning explosion was its biggest of the season and represented the most runs ever scored against Milwaukee in one inning...
...Plesac (now 3-1), the third Milwaukee pitcher, got the victory. Jaime Easterly (0-1) took the loss for Cleveland...
MILWAUKEE -- The Milwaukee Brewers, behind two-run homers by Cecil Copper and Rob Deer, rallied from an 8-0 first-inning deficit yesterday to knock off the Cleveland Indians...