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...talent to win the division, or at least make a serious run for the playoffs. Last year's bumper crop of rookies, the best the Red Sox have had since Jim Rice and Fred Lynn came up together in 1975, has already proved itself as no one-year fluke. And the oft-maligned older veterans aren't playing too badly either...

Author: By Andrew J. Bates, | Title: "And at DH, Don Baylor..." | 7/12/1988 | See Source »

Next, the "fluke" team dominated the New York Islanders and squeaked by the Capitals to set up this week's showdown with Boston...

Author: By M.d. Stankiewicz, | Title: M-I-C-K-E-Y D-E-V-I-L-S | 5/6/1988 | See Source »

George won't give up. Once Winfield hits a slump, George will be the first person to criticize him. He'll probably say the early-season tear was all a fluke; it was just luck. George won't shut up forever, even though he can't say anything...

Author: By Julio R. Varela, | Title: Davey and George | 4/22/1988 | See Source »

...They found out that San Diego wasn't a fluke," said senior coxswain Mark Coyne, referring to the squad's 10-second victory over the same Penn squad two weeks...

Author: By Michael Stankiewicz, | Title: Lightweights Weather Cold Conditions | 4/12/1988 | See Source »

With the help of a mini-game, Clarkson virtually did the impossible--defeat Cornell during the playoffs in the mayhem of Lynah Rink. If Clarkson could do that, then it may not be just another fluke squad...

Author: By Julio R. Varela, | Title: Four Woodsmen With Axes to Grind | 3/11/1988 | See Source »

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