Word: outfield
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Depending upon who you are, spring training can have a variety of meanings. If, for instance, you are Carl Yastrzemski or Fred Lynn, it means five innings of baseball, a few wind sprints in the outfield, a quick shower, and the rest...
...fuckin' work if you play three games in a row," Charlie Hustle explained. Rose said that he had only taken about 12 swings in the three games, but by staying behind, Rose would have many more opportunities to smack the white pill into the outfield...
...life in the bushes. Wolff brings us to the eal heartland of America, the small, rural cities and towns that comprise minor leagues. The setting is right out of the 20s, with the ballpark just down the street from the fans' homes and freight trains passing just beyond the outfield fences. He takes us to a simpler, more remote era, when baseball really was the national pastime...
...reader realizes that not every professional ballpark is a Fenway Park, with neatly manicured grass and perfectly groomed infield dirt. Instead, the reader is confronted with Anderson County Stadium, where the infield is as hard as cement, and the outfield looks as though a bunch of kids had just finished having a rock fight...
Just about that time, as a squadron of planes pulling signs advertising everything from Hustler Magazine to Glory Denims buzzed overhead, a familiar figure walked out of the Boston dugout. He headed across the outfield with his characteristic gait and by the time he reached the bullpen, the entire crowd was chanting "Looee, Looee." Tiant had the masses charmed and they responded to his every move. It seemed as if he drew strength as well as encouragement from the yelling throngs. When he finished his warmup, you could almost sense that Tiant had the crowd, the Reds, and the game...