Word: martinisms
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...things "proper Iron Age" became the commune's buzz words. A sieve made out of animal hair was allowed-the Celts might have devised it. But when John Rossetti made a chair, Percival destroyed it. Says he: "It was too early to have thought up such a thing." Martin Elphick, a doctor from Kent, pursued primitive medicine, treating flu with violet and willow bark, headaches with valerian root, and asthma with deadly nightshade. The Iron Agers developed their own dyes, appletree bark for yellow, the yew tree for orange, lichens for brown and green...
...Cleveland, a move that only an Akron, Ohio, native could cherish. Starting Pitcher Ed Figueroa, snubbed in the Series rotation, emptied his locker and departed before the champagne was uncorked. Amidst the celebration, Owner George Steinbrenner barely managed to conceal the pink slip he had prepared for Manager Billy Martin. Series Pitching Hero Mike Torrez promptly became the first free agent to leave New York, departing for the Boston Red Sox, the Yankees' deadly rivals in the American League East...
...shook hands all around with egalitarian humility. Thurman Munson managed not to insult anyone through the simple expedient of keeping his mouth shut. "I'm not talking today," he said, day after day. Expensive Benchwarmer Ken Holtzman arrived sans his cavalryman's mustache, perhaps hoping that Martin might mistake him for a fresh-faced rookie and allow him to throw a baseball. Last year Holtzman, a former 20-game winner, earned his $165,000 salary by spending 72 innings on the mound and the rest of the season in Martin's doghouse. Martin and Steinbrenner, principal antagonists...
...What Martin has in mind is to employ the strategy pioneered by Reds' Manager Sparky Anderson: pull his starters after six innings or so in order to feed the talented bullpen. That tactic could save fragile arms, but it will prevent healthy pitchers from going the full nine innings that build stats-and egos. No less an expert than Lyle acknowledges: "Show me a starting pitcher who doesn't like to finish what he starts. They...
...potential problems, Martin's strategy could prove the wisest course. The Yankees' biggest arms were very sore last season. Catfish Hunter had shoulder problems and a 9-9 record, his worst in nearly a decade. His return could be hobbled by a new problem: he has diabetes. But team doctors stress that his condition can be controlled with medication, and other top athletes have played successfully despite the disease.* Don Gullett also struggled through last season with shoulder miseries, and newly acquired Andy Messersmith underwent offseason elbow surgery. If healthy, however, the Yankee pitchers could be awesome: together...