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...intentional walk 68 times this season rather than face him, breaking the record of 45 set in 1969 by another Giant, Willie McCovey. Opponents walk Bonds in situations where no other hitter would get a free pass. In the National League Championship Series, St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa, one of baseball's acknowledged brains, nearly burned out his laptop trying to neutralize Bonds. In the eighth inning of the series' fourth game, he put Bonds on first with no one on base and the score tied 2-2. The next batter, catcher Benito Santiago, hit a home...
...America justify destroying theirs? It is immoral to rally in support of the bloodshed that a war on Iraq will cause. I feel sad for the people of Iraq, who live in fear of an imminent attack that will dwarf Sept. 11 in destruction and loss of life. GRANT LA HOOD Auckland, New Zealand...
Although France still sells 40% of the world's wine by volume and its most famous Bordeaux are the most sought-after wines, the French are losing ground. French winemakers, says Jean-Michel Peyronnet, editor of La Revue Vinicole Internationale, "simply didn't see the competition coming." Jacques Berthomeau, who heads a group of industry experts, issued a report in May in which he called for a simplification of wine classifications, varietal labeling and the promotion of recognizable brands...
...that vein, the club’s name comes from a 17th-century patron of La Fontaine, Marquerite de la Sabliére, whose house was a meeting-place for poets and scientists in the court of Louis...
...asks. I clarify the chorus: “I can’t help but laugh sayin’ ha-ha-ha/these motherfuckers be cryin’ for they ma-ma-ma/I chill with cheerleaders say rah-rah-rah/and when times get tough I puff la-la-la.” She considers it. “That’s some profound shit,” she says...