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...work. His hands are as sticky as a bank teller's. He has an acrobat's balance and explosive acceleration to boot, making him all but impossible to run down when he snags the ball. He also has a way of rising to an occasion: during the Pats' playoff-clinching 34-10 victory over the Jets last December he made seven catches. If all this sounds more like a mature player than a rookie, it's because Glenn has had to do a lot of growing up in his 22 years. When he was 13 and living in Columbus, Ohio...
...losing to the Dodgers, and were victorious in last year's against the Braves. Though hobbled since 1990 by recurrent back trouble, Mattingly came close twice. The Yankees were the AL's top team when the 1994 season was ended by the strike. And in his first playoff appearance, Mattingly batted .417 with one homer, four doubles and six RBIs in the Yankees' opening-round loss to Seattle in 1995. "He spent his whole life hoping to get into the World Series and never got there," said Joe Torre, who knows a bit about the subject. "One of the sadnesses...
...wasn't much, but the defense, ranked 19th in the NFL and 28th against the pass, made sure it was enough. It held Means to 43 yards rushing--he had 315 in the previous two playoff games--and limited Brunell to 190 yards while intercepting two passes...
...Massachusettsans and I discuss strategy for next Sunday's game. It's fun reminding the out-of-staters how well we're doing, but they sometimes don't appreciate how AMAZING it is that we've won so many games. Taken out of context, the Patriots' winning ways and playoff spot could be misunderstood as a regular occurrence. But for those of us aware of the gloomy history, this team is finally doing what it should have done several years ago. We've put in the blood, sweat and tears (or at least the couch-potato minutes) to really appreciate...
...perhaps the best thing about following sports at Harvard is how it expands your horizons. I do have to admit that after being forced to watch several playoff games, I was impressed by Yankee manager Joe Torre and the athletic skills of Bernie Williams and Joe Deter. I would never have watched the Kansas City Chiefs/Detroit Lions game on Thanksgiving if a girl in my dorm didn't live in Kansas and wasn't always talking about the mighty Chiefs. Though I still have to draw the line at rooting for the Oakland Raiders, the Dallas Cowboys and the Yankees...