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...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...
...sophomore righthander made a smooth-as-silk changeup work with his two-seam and four-seam fastballs, and fashioned a four-hit, 12-strikeout shutout for his first win of the season...
...sophomore righthander made a smooth-as-silkchangeup work with his two-seam and four-seamfastballs, and fashioned a four-hit, 12-strikeoutshutout for his first win of the season...
...like starting off at the halfboards regardless of which side of the ice I'm on because I like having room," Shewchuk says. "Other people on the team are better shooting on net from outside but I'm better suited to work around the zone and walking the seam allows me to do that. By walking the seam I can keep my eyes on the other side so I can see my teammates at the point...