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...Rose's and Cobb's distinction the simplest way, all anyone must do to gather 4,191 hits is to come up with 200 a year for 20 years and then get 191 more. Against this standard last week, the 3,000th hit of seven-time Batting Champion Rod Carew, 39, splendid as it was, might have seemed diminished. "I wonder how he felt," Rose muses with concern. Shifting, he says, "How do we know, 100 years from now, that they won't be pitching from 80 ft. instead of 60 ft. 6 in.? You can't say any record...
...were subplots. The question of whether Pavano is better than Clement is yet unanswered and certainly not important at this point. Whether any of these new relievers is the goods is not yet important. Whether Manny is moving his feet too much is unimportant. Manny will be fine. A-Rod's error that was so crucial to the Bosox win? It was sweet, but I can't imagine our bete noire will be booting the ball in September...
Selling bowties and launching Christian lifestyle magazines might be a step up for used car salesmen, but professional athletes? From Philadelphia Eagles leftback Dhani Jones’ budding bowtie company to former New England Patriots defensive back Je’rod Cherry’s vision for the world of magazine publishing, National Football League (NFL) players exercised their entrepreneurial smarts last week...
...when Lobby Day rolled around, something happened. The best illustration of what happened that day is the story of Roswell Senator Rod Adair. Adair is known as a conservative Republican. Just days before Lobby Day, Adair voted against the immigrant education bill in committee. But after meeting with a group of students from his area, Adair switched his vote. Adair told the Albuquerque Journal, immediately after Lobby Day, “My own constituents convinced...
Being a lightning rod is a new experience for Regan, who remained relatively free from criticism both at Treasury and at the giant investment firm of Merrill Lynch & Co., which he ran before going to Washington. He clearly does not enjoy the experience. He replies to criticism of his supposedly confrontational approach by hinting that he is more devoted to the President's philosophy and program than his first-term predecessor, James Baker. "Remember, a lot of this is Regan letting Reagan take the lead," the chief of staff told TIME last week. "There may have been times...