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...Reds' dugout, that gloomy atmosphere which predominated yesterday remains unchanged. The puddle in the middle of the room, the result of a tearshedding session conducted by Pete Rose, Johnny Bench, and the rest of the immortals from Cincinnati, has yet to be cleaned...
...league managing is a notoriously uncertain job,* but Finley's dealings with his managers are far from routine. "He calls you in the dugout, in the clubhouse and at home," says a former manager. "He makes you explain every move. And he's never satisfied with your explanation. He tells you who to play, where to play him, when you play...
...part of Canada's newly dedicated Pacific Rim National Park, the 22 miles now open are equipped with suspension bridges over ravines, cable cars across two river canyons and a boardwalk along the rougher sections. At one point, the only way to cross the Nitnat Narrows is by dugout canoe, handled by Nitnat Indians who charge $2 for the ride and sell fresh crabs and smoked salmon on the side. Ideal for a four-day camping trip, the trail winds through forest and beside the ocean, where gray whales can be seen. John Watts, Pacific Rim's acting...
...assess--he is the real prism of the Red Sox, the central figure in almost every way. To understand Yaz is to understand the intricate relationship between the Sox and their fans and the Sox and themselves. It's all love and hate. When Yaz steps up to the dugout side of the plate and kicks at the dirt like a racehorse, as he has for fifteen years, his third spot in the line-up is like a stall with his prize of a name on it. The fans boo, or some of them do, always. They find an excuse...
...still, there are probably more blacks on the field (or in the dugout, anyway) at a given time than are in the stands. Black attendance at Boston sports events has been especially sparse, lately, but the fact is that in baseball there are just fewer black players all over. Athletes trying to make it in sports usually have ten varsity letters and several options as they finish high school, and blacks--for whom the stakes are higher--are increasingly rejecting the baseball route. For one, baseball players don't tend to get scholarships to college; and when the game...