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Harvard had trailed, 1-0, going into the breakout frame, as the Crusaders crossed the plate on a wild pitch...
Sure, they haven't won a World Series since 1918. Sure, my three-legged, nonexistent dog can pitch better than the ragtag staff the Sox have assembled behind Pedro Martinez this year. And yeah, combustible engine Carl Everett has already been suspended once, even before the season started...
...despite their worst spring training in decades--one in which both Nomar Garciaparra and Manny Ramirez were injured and soft-spoken manager Jimy Williams managed to alienate even selfless knuckleballer Tim Wakefield--I stubbornly cling to my notion, renewed with the first pitch each spring, that this is the year...
...that the Crimson's lead was ever in jeopardy. Harvard runners crossed the plate early and often, beginning with a three-run rally in the first that was sparked with two outs and the bases empty. Penn facilitated the outburst, as Quaker starter Matt Waldman threw a wild pitch, hit a batter and the fielders behind him committed two errors. Two freshmen-designated hitter Trey Hendricks and first baseman Marc Hordon- contributed run-scoring singles...
There's certainly room for straight talk and firmness in U.S. diplomacy. Bush's clarity could inspire sounder policy. To keep the tough talk constructive, though, Bush will need perfect pitch. Some may dismiss his verbal "realism" as the bluster of a green President who wants to puff up his toughness and resolve. Others may see the candor as a sign of overt hostility--and simply stop listening. Bashing Russia fuels anti-American forces in Russian society. Isolating North Korea doesn't reduce its threatening missiles. The Aegis could hurt rather than help Taiwan's security. How, asks Brookings Institution...