Word: haplessness
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...name tells you all there is to know about how tough he was, and ever since it has been clear that anyone who bet on a game in which he was a participant would be banished from baseball for life. No one has ever been reinstated, not even the hapless "Shoeless" Joe Jackson, who for years begged Landis to be reinstated and whose cause has drawn support largely because Jackson was illiterate and almost surely had what lawyers would describe as "diminished capacity" to comprehend the consequences of his actions...
However, last night a ferocious defense nagged mercilessly at hapless Lafayette all game, forcing forward Elecia...
...credulous buyers aren't simpletons at a county fair?they're top Western and Asian statesmen. Given the high stakes in this sting and the sophistication of the intended victims, you'd think the game would have been shut down before now. But you'd be wrong. The latest hapless steps toward another session of "six-party talks" in the North Korean nuclear drama, in fact, suggest that diplomats are assuming their familiar positions for another round of atomic bait-and-switch...
...annual Army-Navy game always carries a lot of meaning for the service rivals, but last weekend's contest had a dubious distinction. The hapless ARMY BLACK KNIGHTS needed a win to avoid becoming the first team in NCAA history to finish with an 0-13 record. Army was routed 34-6, thus making football history--and giving Navy (8-4) a boost on its way to the Dec. 30 Houston Bowl...
Jennelle criticizes members of Crimson Key and also the Prefect Program for not combating irresponsible drinking at campus parties. He suggests that members of our organizations should “implore hapless hosts to mind the alcohol” and “man the door to control crowds” at parties. Jennelle seems to have relied on stereotypes of Crimson Key especially in formulating his analysis. As co-director of freshman week for our club this year, part of my job was to personally enforce these and other such rules about responsible partying...