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When I was but a wee lad of eight, a devious coach whipped a baseball at my head. The force of the pitch knocked me to the ground and changed me forever. No, I didn’t lose brain cells from the trauma. And no, it doesn’t explain my huge nose. Instead, I learned that athletes are simply wicked people...
...cobwebs every year that first weekend,” captain Matt Vance said. “We’ll get better.” WICHITA STATE 13, HARVARD 2 A relentless Shocker lineup struck hard and often yesterday, scoring 13 runs in a rough day for the Crimson pitching staff. In his first career appearance, sophomore Jonathan Strangio got the start for Harvard, giving up six runs over four innings of work. “It’s always tough,” senior pitcher Sean Haviland said of making one’s first start...
...Saturday night. The Crimson surprised the Golden Panthers in its only win of the tournament. Harvard accumulated both of its runs in the first inning, and that proved to be all the Crimson needed, as neither team scored after the opening frame. Madick, who did not pitch in the first game against Florida International, allowed only four hits and managed a seven-inning shutout. “It was a good, hard fought game on both sides,” Madick said. “Our defense did a phenomenal job backing me up. It was a good first...
...continuing to take his share of delegates as he loses high-profile contests. He may win the nomination that way, but he will lose his rationale: that he represents a dramatic, tidal wave of a movement for change. In fairness, Obama did raise his game in recent weeks. His pitch was more down-to-earth, substantive and specific in Texas and Ohio. But his TV cool requires a certain distance, and distance easily slides into remoteness. Sitting on a tractor in Texas on March 4, he didn't look as out of place as Michael Dukakis in a tank...
...While the Democratic channel changed from Happy Days to The Ultimate Fighter, Republicans settled on their standard-bearer. John McCain's final challenger, Mike Huckabee, bowed out with a smile. The G.O.P. can begin regrouping and mobilizing for the general election this fall while the Democrats pitch headlong into an intramural scrum that could leave their nominee - whoever wins - scarred and limping. Donna Brazile, an at-large member of the Democratic National Committee, urged party chairman Howard Dean to intervene before matters get out of hand. (Dean remains largely out of the fight, saying in a statement only that...