Word: duking
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...next kid on the block. My heroes were Stan Musial, Bob Gibson, and Mickey Mantle. You know the type--all-American boys raised on wholesome farms who battled incredible odds to win lucrative endorsements from coffee and soda empires. They had great nicknames like "Dizzy," "Dynamite," and "Duke." The Yanks were my idols in pinstripes...
...Gephardt's aides believe they have taken the measure of Dukakis and found him less formidable than once imagined. Their new orthodoxy is that Dukakis' almost willful blandness is the perfect foil for Gephardt's populist pyrotechnics. "Duke's is a very unclear message," says a ranking Gephardt adviser. "He doesn't know what he's trying to say, and it's been the same since ((Campaign Manager John)) Sasso left last October." Sasso's departure in the wake of the Joseph Biden "attack video" caper has left the Dukakis campaign with no one of that stature to override...
...because of a guy named Duke Stump. Who admits that he's not a goal scorer. Don't tell that to his subjects...
...ECAC race, the Duke and his loyal followers have given it another twist. Harvard is now tied for first place. Vermont is tied for the fourth spot, which would give the Cats home-ice for the playoffs...
...someone who is not a goal-scorer, the Duke has found the right place to be in. Twice. Not many Duke Stump posters are being sold at the Coop these days...