Word: fella
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...that fella* [Bob Cerv] in left and he can't field now, somebody else would use him maybe, but I can't. So I wait, and then my big fella [Mickey Mantle] gets hurt because he's goin' at half-speed and he's got to bunt once in a while because he can't always swing from his heels. Especially when he hits the ball to either side of the other fella [the opposing pitcher] he's sure to get on because nobody can catch him. But he [Cerv] wants...
...What a Fella!" For Campy, 1952 was a slow year; he had a bad arm and his hitting was off. The Dodgers won the pennant, but once again they lost the World Series to the Yankees. In 1953, his arm healed, Campy went to town. He had the best hitting year for any catcher in the history of organized baseball. He caught 144 games (of 154 scheduled), got 162 hits, walloped 41 home runs, wound up with an average of .312 and the most-valuable-player award. Once more, the Yankees won the World Series...
...Campanella, oh, he'sa my boy, Oh, what a fella, dat mighty...
...shook some 470 hands. To one man he commented: "What a nice sweater." Spotting a G.O.P. precinct worker, he said: "You're doing a grand job." A middle-aged woman got a "You sure look good tonight, ma'am," and a toothless oldster got a "Hi, young fella." A man asked: "They treating you rough, Joe?" Replied Meek: "No, I'm just punch-drunk." When he saw a married couple departing, he said to the wife: "Won't he stay for the dance? Make the old fossil take you." The pair smiled, and kept going...
...steaks on an outdoor grill. Hoover ambled up to the grill. As usual, he was grimly hanging onto his snap-brim hat. Ike invited Hoover to help with the steaks. Hoover seemed reluctant but finally complied when Ike gave him a long-handled fork and suggested: "Here, turn that fella over...