Word: clevelandism
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...there are four serious candidates: Boston first baseman Mo Vaughn, Boston shortstop Nomar Garciaparra, Texas outfielder Juan Gonzalez and Cleveland outfielder Manny Ramirez. Vaughn, the 1995 MVP, hit .337 with 40 homers and 115 RBI; Garciaparra hit .323 with 35 taters and 122 RBI; Gonzalez, the 1996 MVP, hit .318 with 45 homers and 157 RBI; Ramirez hit .294 with 45 homers and 145 RBI. The Red Sox won 92 games, the Indians 89 and the Rangers...
...leave-taking: "He tutored and went to Harvard where he cut quite a swath as business manager of the Lampoon, a brilliant entertainer; he didn't drink much himself, he was softspoken and silent; he got the other boys drunk and paid the bills, bought the fireworks to celebrate Cleveland's election, hired the brassbands, bought the creampies [sic] to throw at the actors from the box at the Old Howard, the cannon crackers to blow out the lamps of herdie cabs with, the champagne for the chorines [chorus girls]. He was rusticated [suspended] and finally fired from Harvard...
Ergo, the setback in this year's set-to with Cleveland seems bizarrely ordinary. A 3-1 series loss is hardly epochal enough to garner a place alongside Pesky holding the ball, Lonborg pitching on two days' rest in Game Seven, the Spaceman tossing his Leephus pitch to Tony Perez and Bill Buckner misplaying Mookie Wilson's grounder...
...Game 4: Cleveland at Boston, Tomorrow...
...Game 5: Boston at Cleveland, Sunday...