Word: corking
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...thought he was coming back to be a coach. Either that or to cork our bats."--John Franco, about Mets' teammate Howard Johnson, who last played in the big league...
...dangerous. And there aren't enough troops to police such an effort. Too much blood has been shed in the last three and a half years to forgive and forget." When one bottle of champagne was opened in the Bosna hotel in downtown Sarajevo Tuesday evening, Bartolini says, "The cork hit a chandelier and shattered it. And one of the people there said, 'Let's hope that's the last victim...
...Cork or no, Belle did something this year that not even Babe Ruth could do: he hit at least 50 homers with at least 50 doubles. He was worthy of the candy bar they named after him in Cleveland; unfortunately, Belle couldn't be bothered to show up for the official unwrapping. As he says, "I'm not really considered a media darling...
...just as grandparents are symbols of a vivid past, the old cork tree has its own remarkable history...
Dubbed 143-A in its new home, indicating that it was the 143rd tree to join the arboretum, the cork tree was probably one of the very first trees planted on the grounds of the park...