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Nonetheless, there were many shots of Harvard batters swinging against the Red Sox pitcher, and people everywhere saw them...

Author: By Joseph Kaufman, | Title: Crimson Hit By Media Blitz | 4/9/1987 | See Source »

...Clemens got off to an amazing 14-0 start en route to leading the major leagues with a 24-4 record. a feat no pitcher can be expected to duplicate...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: American League East Is Up For Grabs | 4/6/1987 | See Source »

...Boston pitcher Roger Clemens said yesterday that he remained resolute in his 19-day contract holdout and accused Red Sox management of trying to use him as an example for the rest of the league...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Clemens Says He's 'Resolute' | 3/26/1987 | See Source »

...those liberated few who thought they were in the prime of life, the picture is murkier. Once, Yankees Owner George Steinbrenner considered it a two-sided delight to lure away an American League East pitcher like Boston's Luis Tiant. Suddenly he has no interest in Detroit's Jack Morris, the decade's winningest pitcher. Montreal Outfielder Tim Raines, the National League batting champion (.334), must wonder whether he has bad breath. So frustrated was Teammate Andre Dawson, he signed a blank contract with the Cubs and is now working for $350,000 less than the Expos offered. World Series...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Springing for The Check | 3/23/1987 | See Source »

...union charges collusion, but the thought of these 26 owners doing anything in complete concert seems as preposterous as Ron Guidry lingering on - his tractor over a matter of $50,000 while Steinbrenner replaces him with a pitcher (Tommy John, 46) three years older than Hall of Famer-elect Catfish Hunter. Detroit Manager Sparky Anderson, who ultimately retrieved Morris but lost Catcher Lance Parrish to Philadelphia, is typically philosophical. "Babe Ruth is buried in Baltimore ((Hawthorne, N.Y., to be irrelevantly accurate))," he says, spitting, "and the game goes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Springing for The Check | 3/23/1987 | See Source »

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