Word: seam
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...burst through the hole, found a seam and broke it wide openonow what? Spiking your shoulder bag is considered unsportsmanlike; signature celebration dances are also frowned upon. Instead, find and congratulate your lead blocker in an appropriate manner - we all know that there's no "I" in "team...
...going 4-1 with a 1.91 ERA and 42 strikeouts in 33 innings pitched. The sophomore showed that the flashes of brilliance he displayed while going 4-0 in 1998 were no fluke, as he dazzled opposing hitters with a Maddux-like arsenal of pitches, including a nasty two-seam fastball plus much-improved sliders and changeups. Opponents hit just .226 against...
...there was a shrill noise, somewhere between a crunch and a squeak. John dropped to his knees and started scrabbling with his hands at the cut I'd opened. Under the movie lights, to my astonishment, there was a brilliant green flash. I'd gone straight into a small seam of opal and fragmented it. He levered out the remains with a small pick, and everyone crowded around admiring the results...
...exception that proves the rule that a Thinker can?t be a Crowd-Pleaser. Policy wonks generally don?t set pulses racing, and tend to diagnose, rather than feel, your pain. But those not blessed with the charisma of the Crowd-Pleaser or the Healer can work a different seam of political frustration ?- the perceived need for new thinking to break traditional ideological molds. Voters know the old models aren?t working, so a candidate such as Bill Bradley who can appear to be a deep thinker unburdened by partisan baggage has a kind of White Knight appeal...
...going 4-1 with a 1.91 ERA and 42 strikeouts in 33 innings pitched. The sophomore showed that the flashes of brilliance he displayed while going 4-0 in 1998 were no fluke, as he dazzled opposing hitters with a Maddux-like arsenal of pitches, including a nasty two-seam fastball plus much-improved sliders and changeups. Opponents hit just .226 against...