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...accomodate television, but by noon some 30,000 fans were milling in and around the stadium, braving the downpour. The starting pitchers, Steve Rogers of Montreal and Larry Christenson of Philadelphia, abandoned any attempts to warm up and kept dry in the dugout, watching the zamboni-like machines dart about the artificial turf sucking up water...
When he threw the last pitch past Expos third baseman Larry Parrish, McGraw leapt into the air and then fell to his knees and pounded the astroturf with both fists. He lifted his head, clambered to his feet, and headed for the dugout. Moments later, on the dugout steps, he threw...
...like gait, Fred Stanley has for years gobbled up short hops and popped clutch singles when Yankee regulars were too pooped to play. He specializes in the eighth and ninth innings and eagerly awaits the second game of every twin bill, hoping to see his manager look down the dugout and hear him bark, "Get out there Fred Stanley and help us win this damned thing...
...principle, every time they hear a whistle. The thought of Mendy Rudolph bellowing, "Mr. Dawkins will resume play." The idea of the Garden scoreboard operator announcing to the assembled throng, "Mr. Tiny Archibald has been issued a public warning." The next time Don Zimmer charges out of the dugout, consider how effective Larry Barnett would be were he to say "One word more and I will issue a public condemnation...
...their hitting strokes, temporarily missing in action. Fisk has rebounded from the latest in a series of debilitating injuries, while Lynn, Remy and Perez have provided impressive offensive production. Following the onset of an unsettling cynicism, hope once again burgeons in Boston; the Sox have emerged from the dark dugout, ready to give their devotees another taste of success--probably just enough to elicit the rising expectations which, when unsatisfied, cause that much more frustration. You have been warned--but remember, love of the Sox should be an unrequited affair...