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...only made me pick my appropriately named torture. I had the options of "interval training" (intervals of two weeks, I hoped), "Pike's Peak" (for those who exercise in hiking boots instead of Reeboks), "random" (for my house assignment), "manual control" (for Gov. concentrators), "roller coaster" (the machine does a 360 while you climb), "lunar landing" (so you can space out while exercising) or "steady climb" (for underachievers...
Neat enough, especially for a 49-year-old, 5-ft. 5-in. rock 'n' roller who still plays a court-singeing game of one-on-one and pledges allegiance to the New York Yankees. He is, after all, the man who sang yet another, still more famous question ("Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio?"). Settling in to watch the Yankees close down a dismaying season a few weeks back, he speculated on the chances for one heavy hitter to grab off a bit of individual glory. "I'm not confident he's going to hit tonight. I saw him last...
...close are they now? And how far have they come? Anyone who watched the past two World Series knows the answer. In 1988 the A's, a new power in championship ball but prohibitive favorites even then, got psyched out by the crippled Dodgers. Like a rock 'n' roller when Elvis died, every A's fan remembers where he was at that fateful moment in Game 1 -- bottom of the ninth, Oakland leading 4-3 on a Canseco grand slam -- when Kirk Gibson hobbled . to the plate and gritted a game-winning home run off Eckersley. Sobbing was heard among...
Liberation. Exhilaration. The feeling of euphoria -- and a hint of danger. For enthusiasts like Rafael Roig, 29, a New York City writer, a sleek new breed of roller skates can inspire rhapsodies. The wheeled wonders are called Rollerblades, and sales are hot. Unlike conventional skates, with their side- by-side wheel configuration, "in-line" blades have a single row of polyurethane rollers. More like ice skates than the clunky wheels of roller rinks past, the blades are faster and more maneuverable. Says writer Roig: "At certain moments, I do have the feeling of ecstasy...
John Sundet, chief executive of Roller-blade Inc., shares the feeling. His Minnesota-based company, which pioneered the skates and controls more than 70% of the $60 million in-line market, has seen its product quickly become synonymous with the sport. "From a marketing standpoint," says Sundet, "it's a dream to have your product so closely identified with the activity." The company's sales have zoomed from $3 million in 1987 to a projected $40 million this year. Close to 700,000 Americans have bought blades. Other manufacturers cashing in on the phenomenon include Vermont-based Canstar, which markets...