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...more walks and a higher OPS than the Cubs. But since pitchers don't hit in the American League, those numbers tend to skew higher in the junior circuit. Bottom line: if the Cubs can stay patient and pound like they've done all summer, it'll be a fun fall on the North Side...
...leader of the movement for voluntary service, and perhaps above all, one of those rare characters whose very presence lifted the spirits of those around him, convincing them that life could be meaningful, significant, and at the same time - and this was a key part of his appeal - terrific fun. His passing leaves his country and the world a little less bright...
...with and demonstrated that great journalism could help shape a national agenda. But he wasn't all high seriousness; if you spoke to those who worked with Oz during his time at Newsweek in the 1960s and 1970s, what came across above all was his sheer sense of the fun of it all, epitomized by an intolerance for cant and MEGO ("my eyes glaze over") prose. He constantly searched for great writing and great writers and displayed a puckish irreverence that recognized that readers needed to be entertained as well as informed...
...remarkable, loving family, and by numberless friends around the world. But his memory deserves to be honored by those who never met him. There were those who won more glittering prizes, as these things are conventionally measured; there are few who did more to combine gaiety and high seriousness, fun and sharp analysis, in a way that made his times better than they would have been without...
...having fun? Too much fun. It's completely ruined my fishing season. My weekends are shot. But it's exhilarating work and I'm happy to be doing it. And I'm happy you're noticing...