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Tocco said he believed Hyatt had been changing clothes in his office when the staff member saw him nude, and called the two incidents, both of which occurred in the early morning, "purely an innocent coincindence." A Hyatt aide, Mark Grover, said Hyatt had been under heavy pressure, working as many as 20 hours in a day, and occasionally changing clothes in his office between meetings...
Shrugging off the allegations at another press conference yesterday afternoon, Hyatt denied that he had been fired from ABC, and said he had quit the job following disputes over strategy, according to Grover. "We're treating this with a great deal of levity," said Grover, comparing the reports to tabloid sensationalism sensationalism...
...However, Grover said, "he didn't say that they were entirely untrue," noting that Hyatt admitted to drinking coffee, smoking and speaking on the telephone "with someone on the other end." He said Hyatt also denied ever knowingly permitting himself to be seen undressed...
...just two major league seasons has risen like an illusion of a fastball to a height somewhat loftier than 6 ft. 3 in., and a level nearly beyond imagination. When Sandy Koufax says, "I'd trade anyone's past for Gooden's future," that includes Walter Johnson's, Grover Cleveland Alexander's, Bob Feller's and his own. "Who wouldn't?" growls Don Drysdale, winding up for his famous knockdown pitch. "Gooden makes $1.32 million a year...
...instant the game began ("It was like I'd never been on a mound before"), Gooden struck out Dickie Thon to end the first inning, and 275 others before the season was through (not including the side he struck out in his first All-Star inning). Philadelphia's Grover Cleveland Alexander (227) and Cleveland's Herb Score (245) had lost their longstanding places as the breeziest rookies in the history of the National and major leagues...