Word: philadelphia
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...Orioles arrived at this glory in place of the Chicago White Sox thanks largely to Roenicke, who batted .750 and hit an important home run in the American League playoffs. For his reward, he was benched the first two Series games with Philadelphia and displaced by Lowenstein, who made a marvelous catch in Game 1, hit a mighty homer in Game 2, and was replaced by Roenicke in Game 3. "I don't want to play the third game," said Lowenstein sensibly. "Steve Carlton is pitching." That is a typically reasonable reaction for an Oriole, especially Lowenstein, who never...
This is not the attitude of the National League champion Philadelphia Phillies, veterans of slightly smaller wars. The Phillies likewise share positions but grudgingly. Centerfielder Garry Maddox hit the winning homer in Game 1 (2-1) and said, "I honestly didn't think I'd still be here by now. I have not accepted this platooning role. I don't want to be that kind of player next year." Maddox watched from the bench as Baltimore won the second game...
Plainly, although Rose is crouched just ten hits from 4,000, only 201 behind Ty Cobb, there is no room for him in Philadelphia any more. One day next month, the Phillies must commit to another $1 million for Rose or sever him at $300,000. While management insists that no decision has been made, Rose simply does not believe that, and he is ready to shop himself around "to any team with a chance to win, because I don't think I could play if there was no chance to win." Or maybe it is time...
...packed quite often in the past four years but frequently takes the pennant with him. "I go from Cincinnati to Houston, and Houston finishes ahead of Cincinnati. I go from Houston to San Francisco, and San Francisco finishes ahead of Houston. I go from San Francisco to Philadelphia, and Philadelphia finishes ahead of San Francisco...
...enter the wonderful world of good design now on display at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, you pass fluttery rococo plaster nymphs in the ornate beauxarts classic entrance hall. The abrupt aesthetic change is like jumping from a sauna into a cool swimming pool. Titled "Design Since 1945," the exhibition (through Jan. 8) presents a world based on the primacy of function, which beautiful form is supposed to follow automatically. It often does. Modern style is the only authentic one of our time, and modernists and their friends therefore peremptorily equate modern with good. It often...