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...next Dodger, Terry Whitfield, is a pinch hitter customarily, pressed into the lineup by injuries. Maybe because he spent three seasons in Japan, his hitting theories are serenely uncomplicated. "A lot of players think at the plate," he says. "I just hack. I go up there, I see the ball, I hit it." What he will see from Gooden, if he can see them, are all fast balls, and all strikes. Catcher Carter stopped proposing anything else after Gooden shook off two curves. "If he wants to throw something you don't want him to throw," Manager Johnson has advised...
...reorganization is part of Apple's attempt to adapt to a sharp slump in the computer market. The company will now concentrate on selling machines to schools and small businesses. The pinch at Apple has brought changes in its freewheeling style. Sculley recently shut off the free fruit juice and massage treatments supplied to members of the Macintosh division...
...exaggeration. Murphy's lisping curate is straight out of Life of Brian; I waited all evening for him to say "Welease Woger!", but it never came. Rodney Hudson plays the chamberlain Boyet with liveried style and an infectious sense of fun. John Bottoms is anything but Dull as the pinch-cheeked idiot bobby, proving once again he may be the best thing going...
Bluestone, a speedy center fielder, scored 18 runs on the year, batting mainly in the leadoff position. Abely, goalie for the field hockey squad in the fall saw action in 19 contests, primarily as a pinch-hitter...
Cunningham, last year's first baseman but unable to throw this year, only saw pinch hitting action. She demonstrated a discriminating eye at the plate, walking 11 times and compiling a .341 on-base percentage...