Word: nipper
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...practical experts say that the lights will make the Cubs see the ball better. The lights will be a blessing for pitchers. These experts have forgottten about whom they are talking. These are the Cubs, not the 1970 Orioles. They'll need more than GE bulbs to turn Al Nipper into Jim Palmer. At least, in the afternoon, opposing hitters can't see the ball...
...righthanded reliever, who was acquired in December from the Chicago Cubs for pitchers Calvin Schiraldi and Al Nipper, did not give up another hit the rest of the way. Smith struck out three batters on the way to earning his third save of the season...
...thinking shutout all the way when I went out there for the eighth inning, but it wasn't to be--again," Nipper said. "I can't worry about shutouts, though. Winning the game is most important...
...Nipper retired Pete O'Brien to start the Texas eighth. Then Pete Incaviglia broke up the shutout bid, hitting a 3-2 pitch off the backwall at the flagpole in center for his third homer...
...Nipper scattered nine hits, struck out five and walked two. He was given all the offensive support he needed on Don Baylor's three-run homer off Ed Correa in the first inning...