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...among those who jumped on Bob Dole for referring to the National League team that plays in Los Angeles as the Brooklyn Dodgers. I know what it's like to mention Carl DeRose, the sore-armed right-hander who pitched a perfect game for the Blues in 1947, and draw nothing but puzzled looks from people who call themselves baseball fans...
...left-hander, ranked ninth on the team last year, is an accurate hitter with solid short game and avoided any major mistakes in his rookie outing...
...movie, written by Leigh's mother Barbara Turner and directed by Ulu Grosbard, is a two-hander about the edgy relationship of show-biz sibs. Georgia (Mare Winningham) sings pop; she's famous and sensible, a caring mom and sister. Sadie (Leigh) sings barroom rock and thinks the way to be Janis Joplin is to do drugs, embarrass herself onstage and lurch toward an early, ugly death. At the mike, in the van, at the airport, she goes self-destructively, picturesquely nuts...
...inside fastball thrown by Braves reliever Alejandro Pena, lining a single into center field. Braves centerfielder Marquis Grissom could not throw out pinch runner Alvaro Espinosa, who scored from second, giving Cleveland the win. Wulf thinks Atlanta may have an advantage in game four as the Braves face right hander Ken Hill. "Many of the Braves have seen Hill when he was in the National League. It was the same with Hershiser and Martinez -- the Braves remembered them and had some success. Conversely, the Indians have never seen (game 4 starter) Steve Avery." Game four will be played tonight...
They say good pitching always beats good hitting. But in last night's game two of the World Series, a young 24-year-old catcher beat the Indians with his bat, then his arm. Javy Lopez, Atlanta's slender catcher, smashed a two-run home run off right-hander Dennis Martinez with one out in the sixth inning to give the Braves a two run lead, which effectively put the Indians' backs against the wall. Two innings later, it was Lopez again, picking off Manny Ramirez at first base. It was then up to Braves closer Mark Wohlers to bring...