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...huddle dispersed—the pitchers to pitch, the catchers to catch, and the hitters to warm up in the batting cages—I gingerly trotted out to centerfield to shag flies for the first group of hitters taking live...
...first pitch I fouled off weakly the right side...
Even by the high standards of the fashion industry, the buzz about Tom Ford's next move reached a fever pitch early this spring. Rumor was that the celebrity designer--who over the course of a decade helped transform the Gucci Group from a $200 million purveyor of leather goods to a $3 billion luxury conglomerate--was being wooed to be creative director of cosmetics giant Este Lauder. Would Ford be hired to revive its flagging eponymous brand (which has lately developed a somewhat dowdy aura, putting a damper on sales)? The New York Post claimed that Leonard Lauder...
Leading 1-0 in the top of the fourth, Huskies third baseman Tim Bush swung on the first pitch from senior Rob Wheeler and homered to left-center field. Northeastern immediately followed with a double and three consecutive walks, bringing the score to 3-0 when senior reliever Curtis Miller entered the game. Miller prevented any further damage by getting the next batter to pop up to third and inducing an inning-ending 6-4-3 double play...
Without that ability, it’d be easy to get discouraged by the paucity of fans that come to the weekend doubleheaders. Instead, we sharpen our bookmaking skills by setting the line on first pitch attendance. You’re usually safe taking the “under,” no matter how low the mark is placed. Long, slow afternoons also offer plenty of chances to bone up on obscure baseball knowledge, such as the identity of the lesser-known member of Cincinnati’s “Nasty Boys” bullpen trio...