Word: pivoting
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McGugan hit a potential double play ball that could have ended the inning to the shortstop, but Stoeckel used some of his football finesse to break up the pivot, and Bilodeau scored the tying...
...Willie Buchanan, San Diego State, 6 ft. 1 in., 179 Ibs. Though he needs more experience in man to man coverage, the scouts consider Ellis "the kind of solid hitter who intimidates pass receivers." The same goes for Buchanon, a "sure tackier who can pivot and backpedal with amazing quickness." He is such a "superb athlete," says one report, "that he has never been fully tested by college receivers. They just stayed away from him." Rated a shade behind these two prospects is Craig demons, Iowa...
...lesser Picasso, of course, is still better than many a lesser man's best, and the conventional response is that Picasso may yet surprise us. Perhaps, but the likelihood dwindles, and in any case it no longer matters: the issue of final greatness in art does not pivot on surprise but rather on its opposite-the authority of the still center. You cannot invade history, as Picasso has done, without some idea of what to do with it, and Picasso's aim rarely faltered. It was to reconcile history with Eros, to live as both gratified savage...
Promised Land. On the ice, Orr has both blinding speed and a diverse repertory of shifty moves. Skating at full steam, he will suddenly come to a dead stop in front of a startled defender. Then, without losing the puck, he can pivot in a full circle and either flip a backhand pass to a teammate or bolt around the defender. In a variation on the classic give-and-go of basketball, he will lob a lazy pass across the blue line to the center, then streak for the net in time to receive the return pass and slap...
Quarterback Joe Massey was one of those who sat out the Princeton game. The decision not to use him came just before game time when he was unable to pivot on his injured...