Word: cobb
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...quick runs off Northeastern pitching. After freshman left-fielder Greg Agran led off with a homer for the Crimson, Dan McConaghy doubled home Jim DePalo, who walked and moved to second on Captain Mike Pakalnis' single. Pakalnis and McConaghy both scored on a single by freshman second baseman Casey Cobb...
...skyrocketed, from 6,000 in 1976 to 113,000 in 1985. But a recent study of 439 child sex-abuse reports in Denver found that 8% were plainly fictitious and another 22% unsupported by evidence. However, Captain Sharon Moody, the respected child-crimes-unit commander in suburban Atlanta's Cobb County, speaks for many police and pro-child activists when she insists, "I don't think it has increased. Blaming false reporting gives us an excuse, so we as a society don't have to deal with the problem...
...offensive achievements of certain players can be compared to those of such legends as Ty Cobb and Joe DiMaggio. Boston's Wade Boggs hit .357 last year. Yankee Don Mattingly had 238 hits...
...become the first player since Ted Williams to reach the coveted .400 mark in batting. In fact, Boggs is currently the fourth-best hitter of all time with his career mark of .352 entering the 1987 campaign. The three hitters ahead of him just happen to be Ty Cobb (.367), Rogers Horns by (.358), and Joe Jackson (.356). Obviously, there are many American League pitchers Boggs loves to hit against, but if the Chicken Man were to face this one veteran hurler everyday, he would have a good chance of hitting close to .500. Name...
...shortstop will be freshman Dave O'Connell, the only infielder without prior varsity experience. Rounding out the infield is third baseman Dave Jamieson, who made the move up from the junior varsity early last season and hit a solid .292 in 65 at-bats. Infield backups include sophomore Casey Cobb, also up from last year's junior varsity squad, and freshmen Andy Kohn and Victor McGrady...