Word: hurler
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...often do those statistics belong to a 6’8 hurler with athleticism fit for a basketball court as much as a baseball diamond and a four-pitch arsenal at his disposal...
Martin’s performance called to mind Harvey Haddix, a good but unexceptional National League hurler, who one day in 1959 turned in arguably the greatest pitching performance in baseball history, twirling 12 perfect innings—36 up, 36 down—before dropping the decision, 1-0, in the 13th. Few remember a loser, and Haddix’s remarkable afternoon has been largely consigned to the margins of baseball lore. Martin’s heroics may end up similarly and unjustifiably overlooked...
...offense for Harvard, driving in three runs, including two on a double down the right-field line in the fifth. Shaky defense cost the Crimson the second game of its Saturday doubleheader. Harvard committed five errors against Duquesne in its 6-4 loss, giving up four unearned runs. Sophomore hurler Adam Cole took the loss for the Crimson, falling victim to an 11-strikeout performance by his counterpart on the Dukes, Jeff Naughton. In its first game on Saturday, Harvard defeated Quinnipiac, 4-3, in 10 innings. The Crimson’s offense was paced by RBI doubles from juniors...
...wake of this startling discovery, first off, what kind of pitcher Wayne would have been for the Cardinal. More broadly, though, I’m curious how this apparent connection between baseball prowess and political success informs our understanding of the qualifications for each position—Division I hurler and Commander-in-Chief...
...Etheridge comes back stage and fields questions about all things gay. She declines to come up with a song for Grey's Anatomy's resident gay slur hurler, Isaiah Washington, talks sweet about Ellen hosting, calls the Oscars "a gay holiday" and raves about breaking new ground by thanking and kissing her wife: "I was kissing her because that's what you do. You kiss your loved one when you win an Oscar." She also reveals where she'll keep her Oscar: "This is the only naked man that will ever be in my bedroom...