Word: grounded
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Minutes before the celebration began, however, the Tigers held a two-run lead and were two outs away from starting a new era in Ivy baseball. But the Crimson dynasty remained intact when a succession of ground balls and Texas Leaguers in the top of the ninth culminated in a two-run single by freshman designated hitter Faiz Shakir, who gave Harvard the tying and winning runs...
After freshman corner Willie Alford's tentative tackle of junior running back Chris Menick, lineman Will Ratcliffe said, "That's right, don't let him hit the ground too hard...
Woodfork was even better at the plate. In the second game, trailing 7-3 and facing senior righthander Jeff Golden with the bases loaded and one out in the bottom of the ninth, he smacked a ground ball up the middle that drove in two runs to cut the lead in half. He reached third base and represented the tying run when junior designated hitter Jeff Bridich ended the game on a grounder to shortstop...
Woodfork was even better at the plate. In the second game, trailing 7-3 and facing senior righthander Jeff Golden with the bases loaded and one out in the bottom of the ninth, he smacked a ground ball up the middle that drove in two runs to cut the lead in half. He reached third base and represented the tying run when junior designated hitter Jeff Bridich ended the game on a grounder to shortstop...
...ultimately neglected. Perhaps Rushdie stretched himself too much by venturing into the world of rock, a realm he seems to know a bit about through association, but that just won't cut it in a full-blown novel. Though there is something admirable about Rushdie's intentions in The Ground Beneath Her Feet, it fails to fufill its tremendous potential. Perhaps we should reserve judgement until we hear the soundtrack, though. Music can make all the difference in the world...