Word: hitter
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Drago had come on in the seventh inning with a man on first and none out. He struck out pinch-hitter Billy Williams and then escaped the jam when Tommy Harper, running on a hit-and-run play, was doubled off first base as Bill North lined to Lynn in center field...
...though in some ways he is probably a lot younger than I am because he has had fewer experiences, or at least not as wide a variety of them. He has been to fewer cities more times, is less educated, and richer. He's been a professional baseball hitter since high school. This is his first year in the major leagues, and, not surprisingly, there's precious little he can say to reporters except things like "Well, I feel real good, and I've been working on my swing some, and, uh, I'm just looking forward to the game...
...pitcher who smashed his hand with a fastball might be blamed. After all, Vernon Ruhle looks like he'd be out castrating beef cattle for fun if he wasn't a relief pitcher for the Tigers. But the days of beanball wars are over: even the designated hitter rule, which theoretically lets pitchers zap people with impunity (they themselves don't have to bat), hasn't changed that. No, the ball must have slipped; Rice didn't duck back quick enough. He even went to first and came around to score later than inning, and batted two more times before...
...think on it: Rice is dead and gone. I try to look at the bright side. For one, now in a possible World Series Cecil Cooper can start with Dwight Evans preserved at right field. Cooper on first and Yaz at left--no more problem of dumping the designated hitter. But (sigh) manager Darrell Johnson will probably start Carbo or something... And, uh, Rice wasn't hitting so well in the past week anyway--chopping his swing and neutralizing his power. Hah. It's very depressing. And you have to feel most sorry, ruthless or not, for the handsome black...
...unprecedented move in a game that had been played in white and gray. Finley designed the gold, green and white outfits himself. Today baseball is awash with bright reds, blues and yellows. After extended lobbying by Finley, night World Series games were finally adopted in 1972. The designated-hitter innovation, allowing top batters to hit in place of the pitcher, is another change the A's owner helped push through...