Word: mounds
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...number of Israelis killed in Lebanon since the beginning of the invasion on June 6, 1982. For many Israelis, it raised once again the question of whether the country's troops should continue to stay in Lebanon. Lamented a reserve lieutenant colonel standing on a mound of debris in Tyre: "Lebanon has become our graveyard...
...burned-out cases on the way down. There is the hot prospect (Patrick Cassidy) who is a terror in the outfield and a bed wetter at home. And the hick pitcher (Barry Tubbs) who appears to get height sickness when he climbs the pitcher's mound. And Rocky, the brawny third baseman (Ken Olin), a con man in pinstripes who hankers to croon the national anthem to a salsa beat. And an aging slugger (Bernie Casey) awarded a "previously owned" pimpmobile on his appreciation day. And, of course, the curmudgeonly owner, played by Pat Corley, the scowling coroner from...
...winner Steve Carlton had the unusual experience of being caught from behind. Palmer, for most of this year a "nonperson," his own phrase, is contemplating a change of address himself after 19 seasons. Unlike Rose, though, Palmer has been in unfailingly fine humor. "I thought we had an illegal mound in Baltimore, but that [Veterans Stadium] mound must be 25 inches high. I almost fell over on the first pitch. No wonder Carlton is as good as he is." The two unspectacular innings Palmer pitched ("that was throwing, not pitching") fell just right for him to gather his first World...
Chiang ascended the steps and went immediately to his mother's grave, a simple mound of grass-covered earth surrounded by a wall of brown sandstone, where he meditated for 20 minutes. He then turned, entered his retreat...
...teams ought to win-slumping superstars, shallow bullpens and error-prone infields-than to predict which one eventually will do so. "Pitching's going to win it," claims Expos Manager Bill Virdon, intoning a baseball verity. If so, perennial bridesmaid Montreal should have a slight advantage on the mound. Still, Ace Hurler Steve Rogers, the first pitcher in the N.L. to record 17 wins this season, has lost three of his last five games. Top Reliever Jeff Reardon has muffed eight critical saves, causing such consternation among Montreal fans that they even booed his wife Phebe when she recently...