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Word: offing (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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On New York City: "The biggest thing I don't like about New York are the foreigners. I'm not a very big fan of foreigners. You can walk an entire block in Times Square and not hear anybody speaking English. Asians and Koreans and Vietnamese and Indians and Russians...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rocker's Best Pitch: Learning How to Shut Up | 12/22/1999 | See Source »

On playing for a New York team: "I would retire first. It's the most hectic, nerve-racking city. Imagine having to take the 7 train to the ballpark, looking like you're [riding through] Beirut next to some kid with purple hair, next to some queer with AIDS right...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rocker's Best Pitch: Learning How to Shut Up | 12/22/1999 | See Source »

Well, where's Crash Davis when you need him? The hero of the baseball pic "Bull Durham" was given the task of mentoring a young pitcher named Nuke LaLoosh on how to break into the big leagues. On the eve of Nuke's promotion, Crash coaches him in dealing with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rocker's Best Pitch: Learning How to Shut Up | 12/22/1999 | See Source »

In the absence of such a mentor, the 25-year-old Rocker has, in just his second year, made himself the most quoted baseball player this side of Yogi Berra. He's also self-destructed.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rocker's Best Pitch: Learning How to Shut Up | 12/22/1999 | See Source »

The unifying power of Rocker's quotables was felt as soon as the article was published, as friends and foes alike found common ground in calling for disciplinary action. Mark Bradley, a columnist for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, had this message for the Braves: "Don't send him to sensitivity...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rocker's Best Pitch: Learning How to Shut Up | 12/22/1999 | See Source »

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