Word: shortstops
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Perhaps it is his shortstop's ability to anticipate that makes Marshall so well suited to his real job. He reads TIME articles (including this one) before publication to help keep anything defamatory from slipping through. Still, says Marshall, "I get more pleasure from helping TIME say something than from keeping TIME from saying it." Marshall is known for his "elegant fixes," the subtle changes of phrase that defuse potential libel problems without reducing hard facts to mush. His batting average on keeping TIME out of trouble is substantially higher than the impressive .689 he hit for the magazine...