Word: dodgerism
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...rest of the nation need not be too disappointed, however, as they watch Californians basking in the 70-degree weather and drinking their Coors. A Dodger-Athletics matchup is the best possible exhibition of baseball talent...
...Dodgers blasted the Pirates 12-1 for the largest margin in playoff history. Steve Garvey smashed two homers to pace the 12-hit Dodger attack...
...Dodger ace Don Sutton stopped Pittsburgh on four hits on Saturday as Los Angeles won, 3-0. The Pirates bowed to the Western Division champs again on Sunday, 5-2. The series resumes on Tuesday in Los Angeles...
These manglings of Gaelic were once the common language of Brooklyn cabbies, policemen and longshoremen -not to mention baseball fans. One linguistically memorable day at Ebbets Field in the 1930s, when Dodger Pitcher Waite Hoyt was hit by a ball, a spectator jumped up on the bleachers and shouted out, "Hurt is hoyt!" Over the years, as they grew more prosperous, New York's Irish scattered into the affluent suburbs. Blacks and Puerto Ricans have all but taken over such areas as Williamsburg (formerly Williamsboig) and Greenpoint (Greenpernt) in northern Brooklyn, where Brooklynese was born. At the same time...
Pitching out of trouble consistently, though, requires more than good stuff. "An effective relief pitcher has to have ice water in his veins," says Dodger Manager Walter Alston. "Mike does." Despite his seeming nonchalance, Marshall is a serious student of baseball. He keeps his own personal "book" on every hitter in the league and reviews every pitch he throws during the season, noting its type and how well the batter handled it. Unlike most other relievers, who relax in the outfield bullpen during the early innings of a game, Marshall stays in the dugout where he can study opposing batters...