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...Actually, we just put that [halfback option] in this week because we anticipated they would come in hard and blitz a lot, and it's exactly what they did," Menick said. "As soon as the pitch came out, I had my eyes on Wilske...
Furthermore, the field was completely drenched, having soaked up the rain for hours before the game. Players were slipping and sliding throughout the contest, and the middle of the pitch was littered with puddles two inches deep...
...explained that he was just there to settle a bet, so the scout for the Devil Rays laughed and put him last on the schedule. After assessing 60 unpromising teenagers, the scout was eager to go home and told Morris to hurry. Without warming up, Morris threw his first pitch--at 94 m.p.h. The scout, figuring his radar gun was broken, checked him with another. Then Morris threw 12 pitches at 98 m.p.h. The scout, who later said he was "bumfuzzled," asked Morris to come back two days later, when, in pouring rain, he threw 95 m.p.h...
Morris says he's glad he got the opportunity to pitch now instead of when he was first drafted at age 18. "I don't think I would have understood everything that this entails. I thought everything should be handed to me. Now I appreciate it very much." His mom is very proud...
...founders in July, I was impressed by their philosophy: they understand that online shows need to be short and snappy and that viewers like interactive games to keep them entertained while waiting for the video to start. Too bad their programs weren't half as good as their marketing pitch. The daily news show was supposed to be funny, but it wasn't. Girl's Locker Talk was a cheesy sex-talk show, and In the Neighborhood was just plain strange: viewers got to follow a guy wandering around Venice Beach, Calif., trying to pick up women and hanging...