Word: perfecter
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Whose bloop single with one out in the ninth broke up Tom Seaver's perfect game against the Cubs in July...
...Affirmed ran as though he knew the race was his. Cauthen was not so sure: "I was waiting for the other horse [Alydar] to come, but he never did, so I started riding my horse. His ears pricked up and he picked up. It went real smooth." After a perfect ride from his jockey and a few flicks of the whip, Affirmed eased home the winner in as relaxed and smart a race as Derby fans have seen in years...
...know I'll miss him, not so much for the things he wrote, but the way he knew his audience. He was the perfect sportswriter for Harvard, and his subtle, careful wit shows the respect he had for its athletics and its people...
...forgive a lot. Stallone, perfect as Rocky, here turns in an unconvincing performance at best. No midgets were assigned to play opposite him this time around, and he comes up looking awfully short; both Peter Boyle (his corrupt predecessor as F.I.S.T. president) and Brian Dennehy (the non-union employer whom Rocky arm-twists into embracing the concept of trade unionism) look as though they could throw Stallone right through the nearest window. Instead, we are led to believe that Stallone's rise to power in the union is somehow grounded in his unique persuasive rhetorical abilities. One problem, however: like...
Horne evened things up by squeezing past Tiger veteran Mike Kushma in two sets when Kushma netted Horne's serve at four-all in the second-set tiebreaker. The solid frosh kept his rookie slate perfect (6-0) with...