Word: pitcher
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Yankees will win the World Series despite a 45-year-old Opening Day pitcher. The Red Sox will win it all despite 71 years of frustration. The Orioles will take the pennant despite 1001 good reasons why they should be playing AAA ball...
...series marked the comeback of pitcher Bob Baxter who missed most of last season with an arm injury. Rebounding from his arm injury, Aron Allen saw some action behind the plate...
Ueberroth's predecessor, Bowie Kuhn, banished Detroit pitcher Denny McLain for half a year in 1970 for financing a betting shop. In 1979 and in 1983 Kuhn politely ordered casino glad-handers Willie Mays and Mickey Mantle to stay away from baseball until they quit playing golf with gamblers. To much applause, Ueberroth rescinded that ban four years ago. In the last week of his tenure (Giamatti takes office April 1), the Rose affair may make him wonder if that was such a great signal...
...Seahawks were only able to get one hit against Spring Garden's pitcher Dave Tittlemeyer, who struck out six batters. Croteau was not one of Tittlemeyer's strikeout victims...
With over 40 media members at the game, it was hard for both teams to think baseball. The Seahawks starting pitcher's first 15 pitches were balls. He gave up only three hits on the day, but the walks hurt...