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...Perlman and junior Brad Unger on Saturdays, followed by rookie Eric Eadington and junior Shawn Haviland on Sundays, Walsh expects to mix it up this weekend due to the significance of this particular series.He plans to use Eadington out of the bullpen Saturday and possibly even Sunday and then plug someone else in as a starter alongside Haviland for the second twinbill.“We’ve got our backs against the wall and we’ve got to win a title,” Walsh said. “We’re going to play...
...Pulling the Plug I was happy to read that at last public opinion and the authorities in the United States are recognizing the havoc being wreaked by its atrocious stream of intolerably violent movies and television programs [April 9]. These images are not confined to the U.S. and brutalize the consciousnesses of children around the world. Why should they pay to increase the profits of cynical U.S. filmmakers? Karan Singh, New Delhi...
...politicians and journalists (including TIME writers) still went on his show to plug their candidacies and books because Imus knew how to sell. "If Don Imus likes a book," says Katie Wainwright, executive director of publicity at publisher Hyperion, "not only does he have the author on, he will talk about it before, during and after, often for weeks afterwards." The price: implicitly telling America that the mostly white male Beltway elite is cool with looking the other way at racism. They compartmentalized the lengthy interviews he did with them from the "bad" parts of the show, though the boundary...
...good pitch.”Kidder also drove in runs in the first and seventh inning. Her single in the first scored senior shortstop Lauren Brown, while her bases-loaded walk in the final frame brought in sophomore Bailey Vertovez.“She was a real spark plug for us,” Allard said of Kidder.On the mound, Madick pitched the first of two complete games for Crimson pitchers on the day. She struck out six and allowed just four hits in the seven innings. “Both our pitchers had great game plans and showed great...
...Nevada Democrats took the first step when they backed out of a contract with Fox News. Fox was planning on televising a Democratic Primary debate in Nevada. But after Fox News Chairman Roger Ailes implied that Barack Obama was a terrorist, the Democrats decided to pull the plug. (Of course, these types of remarks are hardly unexpected from Roger Ailes—he was the Chief Media Strategist for President George H.W. Bush when he founded Fox News...