Word: finley
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...teams' performances were nearly equal in the scoreless first half of play. Harvard's Dennis Kloske and Rob Finley tried repeatedly to score against Brown, but their drives toward the net floundered for lack of a teammate to finish the drive...
...Harvard defense was steadier than the offense, as Terry Ferguson, Charlie Hirschler and Rob Finley consistently upset their opponents' hastily conceived and poorly executed scoring attempts...
...only Harvard booter who performed well on the marshy field was Rob Finley, who gleefully drenched coaches, players and bystanders on his sweeps downfield. With the Brown players as reluctant as the Crimson to battle for a loose ball kicked into a flooded area of the field, Finley had little trouble turning the tide his way. Unfortunately, Finley's command of the waterways wasn't enough to overcome the inconsistent play of the rest of the team...
...game featured six official errors and four other balls that got lost in the outfield glare but were scored as hits. Eleven pitchers appeared, and the game lasted a record-breaking 4 hrs. 13 min. All of which only paved the way for A's Owner Charlie Finley to make the most sensational error of all: the banishment of Second Baseman Mike Andrews, who had contributed to the loss with two errors in the twelfth. Finley bullied Andrews into agreeing to go on the inactive list. L'affaire Andrews finished Finley-at least as far as his team...
This year the American League is again represented by Finley's A's and the National League is touting the New York Mets. Oakland won the AL West without much struggling and then whipped the Orioles in five games. The Mets have, on the other hand, had to overcome obstacles along the way that must have seemed fairly mountainous in size. They were twelve games back in July and as much as three and a half back with as little as ten days left to play. There were rumblings when the Mets were floundering in last place that manager Yogi...