Word: earle
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...hitter forgets the first pitcher he faced in the big leagues, though Rose wonders yet why it was modest Earl Francis for the Pirates that opening day and not Bob Friend. "My first time up, Francis walked me on four pitches. What he didn't realize was I couldn't have swung at any of them." It was the first of 1,506 walks. "Frank Robinson followed with a homer--on the second pitch. Since Cincinnati used to open before anyone else, I scored the first run of the year." It was the first of 2,129 runs. Off Friend...
...bodies into the (increasingly expensive) seats on Broadway is to put big stars in old warhorses. And so this spring we've had Denzel Washington in Julius Caesar, Jessica Lange in The Glass Menagerie, Kathleen Turner in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf and James Earl Jones in On Golden Pond. But here's a refreshing surprise: this season's revivals have been outshone by an unusually rich supply of new plays and musicals...
...very own walking encyclopedia. Whatever information you needed-whether it was pointers on an arcane aspect of TIME style, the current status of some attempted coup or the latest piece of office news-Penny knew. And she would happily tell you, too, over a steaming cup of organic Earl Grey tea and a chocolate biscuit...
Ever since Chief Justice Earl Warren retired from the U.S. Supreme Court 16 years ago, American conservatives have been waiting for wholesale reversals of the Warren era's liberal precedents. But despite six Republican presidential appointees to the high bench since then, the turnaround has not materialized. One of the most powerful forces holding back the conservative tide has been a small, slightly rumpled, elderly gentleman with a ready smile and a legendary gift for gab, William J. Brennan Jr. Court observers agree that the liberal Justice, even in the supposed exile of dissent, has emerged as the master strategist...
...format. He has discussed politics with former U.N. Ambassador Jeane Kirkpatrick, questioned House Speaker Tip O'Neill about old age, delved into the world of X-rated films with Porno Star Seka, and probed Jim Palmer, the former Baltimore Orioles pitcher, about his relationship with Manager Earl Weaver. In his first five weeks, King's ratings have surpassed those of his predecessor, Sandi Freeman, who was replaced when CNN decided not to renew her contract...