Word: palmers
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...which is more real in a way. While George W. Bush never got closer to stardom on the diamond than perhaps some cheerleading for the Bulldogs during his time at Yale and his partial ownership of the Texas Rangers in the 1990’s, the fictional Wayne Palmer, according to his biographical profile on the show’s official website, attended Stanford on a baseball scholarship and was even named “NCAA Baseball Pitcher of the Year,” a distinction that to the best of my knowledge does not actually exist...
With his lanky frame, I envision Palmer as a clever righty with decent velocity in the mold of fellow Stanford alum Mike Mussina (or, rather, Mussina is in the Palmer mold). But reigning Ivy League Pitcher of the Year, junior Shawn Haviland, a breaking-ball specialist with excellent control, disagrees...
...think Wayne Palmer would be a hard thrower because he does not seem to be very creative in his policy decisions,” Haviland wrote, a tad derisively, in an e-mail. “Especially in early seasons it seems like he always sees only one option to solve a problem...
...fire in the street’s sewers blew the covers off of three manholes, causing the street to be cordoned off from Massachusetts Avenue to Palmer Street and forcing about a dozen local businesses to be evacuated, according to Deputy Fire Chief James F. Burns. Firemen were summoned to the scene after black smoke and flames were seen shooting up from the manholes. Several fire trucks and ambulances arrived, completely blockading the area. Policemen directed traffic and curious bystanders away from the firefighters as they battled the subterranean flames...
...page report, which is filled with colorful artists’ renderings of what the finished campus might look like, would build four new undergraduate houses over the next two decades on top of the sports complex that today includes Blodgett Pool, Briggs Cage basketball arena, Dillon Field House, and Palmer Dixon Courts...