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...most accounts, Bauer was actually the one who broke Jones' nose. But the outfielder's alibi was compelling. "Hit him?" shrugged Bauer, batting .203 at the time. "Why, I haven't hit anybody all year." Only the humble pitcher Kucks was impressed by the $1,000 fines handed down a few days later in Cleveland. "Do you know if there is a good nightclub in this town?" Berra asked the writers. But only Martin was truly blamed. He was traded to Kansas City...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: A Heady Mix: Booze and Baseball | 5/23/1988 | See Source »

...this frenzy might be a harmless diversion, except that it badly exaggerates the importance of a job that John Nance Garner ridiculed as "not worth a pitcher of warm spit." There are five stages in the downward slide of a Vice President: 1) Euphoria, which rarely outlasts the convention; 2) Examination, as the press rummages through back closets searching for another Ferraro furor; 3) Ennui, which sets in when the nominee learns that he is not permitted to make news as he barnstorms in backwaters like Biloxi and Butte; 4) Ephemeral Elevation, a honeymoon that lasts until the new Veep...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Veepstakes: Too Much, Too Soon | 5/16/1988 | See Source »

...Crimson scored against Providence pitcher Rick Keough in the first when designated hitter Greg Agran walked with one out and scored on Dan McConaghy's double...

Author: By Colin F. Boyle, | Title: Batsmen Sweep Providence | 5/6/1988 | See Source »

University of Rhode Island pitcher Steve Murphy added a slider to his pitching menu only three weeks ago. But yesterday, Murphy's new-found pitch helped cook the Crimson...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Rams Batter Batsmen | 5/4/1988 | See Source »

...countrymen, Duarte blames the Sandinistas' prefabricated revolutionary socialism for many of Nicaragua's economic woes. He turns to baseball, a game made popular in Nicaragua by U.S. Marines in the early part of the century, to explain what he feels needs to happen. "What do you do when a pitcher is getting hit out of the ball park?" he asks. "You change him and try someone with a fresh...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nicaragua A Town That Peace Forgot | 5/2/1988 | See Source »

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