Word: lineup
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Coach George Ford started a makeshift lineup of mostly second team players including goalie Bill Blood in place of captain Fred Herold...
...hear the two players say Martin had little support from the rest of the team. Suddenly Martin himself was banging on the door. He was enraged to find his players with the owner. Steinbrenner calmed the group down, and the four men argued until 6 in the morning. Several lineup changes were agreed to: Jackson henceforth would bat cleanup, certain pitchers would rotate every fourth day, Piniella would become the daily designated hitter. One other change: the no-pay salary clause in Martin's contract would be dropped...
...Dodgers' fast start was a tribute to Lasorda's planning. Over the winter he met with every player and told him his role for the next year. In spring training, his lineup was set, and the starters played together from the first day of camp-honing teamwork, learning one another's strengths and weaknesses. A rigorous running regimen brought the Dodgers' pitchers into top shape and kept them well-tuned. Only two pitchers missed their regular turn in the starting rotation, and then just once. Lasorda, committed to his lineup, never bent, even in the face...
...number four position, junior Sally Roberts knocked off Laura Perlo 6-3, 6-2. Sophomore captain Katie Ditzler, the only other upperclassman in the starting lineup, defeated Forbes Singer at the fifth slot, 2 and 2. Finishing up like it began--with a freshman--Leslie Miller outlasted Lorri Hileman...
With Tiger starter Fernando Arroyo settling down to mow down Boston's awesome lineup, the game rested on the shoulders of the Sox pitching staff. As has happened so often in 1977, the mound crew did not come through...