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...other hand, cannot fall back on the natural buzz of stylish violence (and those who think it doesn't exist should become better acquainted with the work of Sam Peckinpah and John Woo) and appears that much more clunky as a result. Trying to strike that elusive storytelling pitch that appeals to both children and adults, Rodriguez's writing becomes more nakedly labored and problematic. The story stumbles through the usual childhood cliches (Juni is picked on at school; Carmen has a bedwetting problem) and, in the end, it screams its "family IS important" message just a little too blatantly...
That was all temporarily forgotten Wednesday night after Hideo Nomo, who pitched poorly in spring training, became the first Red Sox pitcher in 35 years to pitch a no-hitter. No-hitters are notoriously unpredictable and erratic, but this one was particularly surprising—if any Sox pitcher was going to pitch a no-hitter this season, it was going to be Martinez. Or so we all thought...
...baseball game, you need to pitch, hit and field,” O’Donnell said. “We didn’t do two of those things...
Senior outfielder Joe Llanes made his long-anticipated return to O’Donnell field yesterday after offseason surgery for testicular cancer. Llanes was hit by a pitch in his first at-bat and went 0-for-1 before being lifted at the end of the fifth…Schneider’s single in the sixth inning was the first hit of his collegiate career…Sophomore Brendan Reed pitched two solid innings of scoreless relief in mop-up duty for Harvard. Reed has a 0.00 ERA in 12.2 innings so far this year...
...riser is probably as strong as it's been," Brotemarkle said. "It was my strikeout pitch today...