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Miguel has an 80.6 percent success rate with the quad. One night out of five the grip with brother Juan is not sure, fingers do not clutch wrists, and for one sickening instant Miguel drops toward the ground. The knot in your stomach rips apart, and you think that is has finally happened...
...that the truth. Unlike last week's abrupt 9-7 dismissal in the opening round of the Ivy Tournament against Dartmouth, Harvard did all the important things right, keeping possession in the opposing teams' ends and playing solid defense in the clutch...
...They did, however, show a remarkable capacity in breaking down during the clutch," Levett chuckled...
...focusing on a different element of the national pastime. Like Amos Otis, the Royals centerfielder whom the Mets lost in one of Shlain's "Ten Terrible Trades" of the past 30 years, the author covers a lot of ground. Separate essays discuss beanballs, pitchers ruined by choking in the clutch, team dissension as a motivating factor and revolving-door general managers. In addition, Shlain devotes six chapter to "The Manager's Game," surely a vital aspect but by no means 40 percent of baseball...
...highlight for the Crimson was senior Andy Chao who shot a match-best 73. Freshman Jack Wylie (76) and sophomore Dave McCabe (80) also well performed in the clutch...