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...adolescence was spent residing in the Los Angeles movie community, Beverly Hills, where his habit was to rise early hoping to observe Janet Leigh picking up the paper in her pink peignoir. Now Palmer can be seen in his underwear on billboards, but seldom in uniform on a mound. Pestered by various miseries, Palmer was in the minor leagues last week tuning up for the stretch drive. Ballplayers are notoriously brave about one another's pain, but some Oriole players suspect that his pride and vanity require that Palmer be absolutely perfect now to pitch, and a few wonder...
...yesterday was the whole season for the Jumbos (10-6 overall, 7-1 in GBL action), whose bench delivered non-stop support during the game. Blue jerseys piled up at the mound after the final out of the 10-inning, 6-3 battle...
With Nolan Ryan on the mound, the Astros led the game...
...might have gone on forever. If the Harvard baseball team hadn't taken pity on Northeastern, a beleaguered Husky pitcher might still be on the Parsons Field mound, desperately trying--and failing--to throw a strike...
Defensively the Crimson played superbly. On the mound, pitcher Gerri Rubin turned in an outstanding performance, twice retiring the side in order in the first game before starting the second. "I had control problems throughout the game and the walks could have killed us, but I had a good defense behind me to keep me out of trouble," Rubin said...