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...never heard of these guys until they moved here from Montreal a few months ago. The only Expo I ever heard of was Vladimir Guerrero, who wasn't even an Expo anymore, having walked away like all the great Expo stars who tired of playing on a field with foul lines marked in meters...
...Which of the following never hit a home run in a crucial Yankee-Red Sox game? A) Bucky Dent B) Johnny Lindell C) Roy White D) Jim Rice. The last bunt at Fenway Park: A) rolled foul B) was not scored as a sacrifice C) occurred during the father-son game D) was called a ?waste of time? by Don Zimmer. The Fenway ?bleacher bums? are: A) now attending Boston College hockey games B) credited with inventing the ?wine cooler? C) opposed to baseball?s drug rules D) seldom invited to Mark Clear?s house. The American League hitter most...
...hour-by-hour examination of the actions of the various parties. But The Murder never reads like an illustrated police report thanks to Geary's incredible efficiency at inserting details to bring out the personalities of the players. One episode shows Mary, the President's wife, in a foul mood during a military review. On the reviewing stand she denounces a general's wife as a whore. This appalling outburst would seem to have repercussions later when 15 couples, including The Ulysses S. Grants, would decline an invitation to accompany the Lincolns to the theater on April...
...deaths of the two civil rights crusaders were a serious loss for the liberal opposition movement. Some antiapartheid activists openly wondered about the possibility of foul play. Both Blackburn and Bishop had been targets of harassment and death threats from angry whites who considered them traitors. In 1985 Bishop's car was fire bombed. Nonetheless, Bishop's wife and Blackburn's sister, both of whom survived the crash, told relatives that the collision appeared to be a genuine accident...
Still, there is more than a little irony in the cries of foul coming from CBS's corner. TV's fact-based dramas frequently heighten conflict in their pursuit of entertainment. Complex issues are simplified; black hats and white hats are clearly marked. Indeed, Murrow's dramatic liberties are less egregious than those of many other recent TV docudramas, among them CBS's own The Atlanta Child Murders. The problem with Murrow is that its chief black hat is attached to a real-life figure, Frank Stanton, who is still widely admired. As always, the toughest audience for television...