Word: pitcherful
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...prepared a sacrifice to the goddess Kali; tied to stakes before a stone idol were two terrified Indian policemen. While dacoits, members of Man Singh's band of robbers, chanted hymns, a priest reverently bathed the idol's feet, then sprinkled water from the same pitcher on the victims...
Stealing Ball Games. "I don't need to tell you where we are now," said a Giant executive. "And I can't help believing Willie is the reason." Added one of Willie's opponents, Chicago Cubs' Pitcher Hal Jeffcoat: "He's out there all the time, stealing your ball game. He makes the kind of plays that win ball games, and he'll do it every...
...than a whiz at the plate. Piper promised him a $5 monthly bonus for hitting more than .300, and Willie never collected. "Trouble was," says Piper, "he stood a little too close and stuck that left shoulder around in front of him like he was peekin' at the pitcher. He kept thinkin' for a while that all the pitchers were trying to hit him, but he was just crowdin...
Wily Jack Schwartz, chief assistant to Carl Hubbell, the pitcher who now runs the Giants' farm system, was convinced. He told Montague to go get Willie. "Don't leave without signing him," ordered Schwartz. The Braves had already made a "win and if" offer to the Barons' manager-$7,500 for Willie's contract, $7,500 more if he made good. Montague promptly upped the ante to a flat $10,000 for the Barons. After Willie's graduation, Montague offered him a personal bonus of $5,000. Willie signed on as a New York Giant...
...gave Willie the instincts of a ballplayer," explains Leo Durocher. "All I had to do was add a little practical advice about wearing his pants higher to give the pitchers a smaller strike zone. Otherwise, I let Willie's instincts alone. Hit the kid a fly with a couple of men on and he'll peg to the right base without thinking. Maybe I'll tell him where to play for this or that batter, or when to wait out a pitcher. That's all. Hell, I learn about baseball just by watching...