Word: roster
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...pennant, then whipped the dreaded Yankees for their first-ever World Series win. Those were the "Bums" of Campanella, Reese, Hodges and Robinson, the "Duke" of Flatbush and big Don Newcombe, whose pinch hitting was as fearsome as his fastball. There was also a little lefthander on the pitching roster named Tommy Lasorda. He was shipped back to the minors after compiling an un-Dodger-like earned run average of 13.50 in only four appearances...
...outcome of the auction indicates that poor quality teams regard the addition of a star to their roster as a necessary and valuable ingredient in the formula to win more ballgames. And, for baseball, unlike exciting games like football or hockey, winning draws the crowds. Therefore, if a 20-game winner or a .300 hitter is worth $400,000 to a team, in terms of the spectator patronage generated by the improved club record (and there is every indication that this is true), a $200,000 a year salary, although admittedly a colossal amount, is hardly outrageous or ludicrous...
...wealthiest individuals and corporations. However, if the league actually cares about retaining the less wealthy owners they can initiate measures to redistribute income, such as increasing the gate share allotted to visiting teams. If teams profit from each other's success, they will be less likely to overstock their roster with talent to the detriment of other league franchises...
Hoping to avoid parliamentary chaos, O'Neill has carefully selected the 27 Democrats on the committee from a startling total of 140 volunteers. (There are also 13 Republican members picked by House Minority Leader John Rhodes.) The roster includes chairmen of some of the committees dealing with energy, including Oregon's Al Ullman, head of Ways and Means, who is one of the few lawmakers who think that the proposal for a progressive gas tax will pass. Another key member: Interior's Mo Udall, who favors Carter's program, although he wishes it included...
...they can bet on their cashiers. By late last week $400,000 had been carefully returned. Summed up Mutuel Director Warren Weiss, "It was fantastic." That left only some bettors burned up. Many a winning ticket on Garden State's sixth-and last-race that day (favored Dutch Roster paid $3.20) was lost in the stampede...