Word: slow
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Waugh called up the Phillies trainer who had worked with Curt Schilling after his labrum surgery, and put Farkes on the same throwing plan. He started lobbing. Then tossing from 45 feet. Then 60. They kept going in painfully slow 15-foot increments until he was long tossing...
...Congeniality 2 is a very predictable piece of fluff, but, sometimes, a sweet comedy sequel that knows exactly what it’s doing is more enjoyable than a failed philosophical epic (think Matrix Reloaded). While occasionally slow and awkward (and about twenty minutes too long), the movie is a light guilty pleasure in which everyone can enjoy indulging...
...three innings later, Holy Cross drew to within scoring position once more, earning a pair of walks with one out in the 12th, then advancing runners to second and third on a slow dribbler to the left side of the infield. Clean-up man Andrew Tenaglia seemed poised to bring both home, grounding the ball hard to the right side of second base, but Brendan Byrne speared it just inside the outfield grass and fired to first to end the half-inning...
Many movies have made violence into art, from the slow-motion bullet ballets of John Woo’s work to the historically poignant impact of Saving Private Ryan. In Sin City, Rodriguez and Miller use a constant stream of savagery to support the movie’s black humor and artful cinematography. Watching the characters “kill their way to the truth” in this film is like pushing Dwight’s car the last half mile of its trip. Cinematic violence can be a high-octane but painfully inefficient fuel, and viewers not thrilled...
...slow start this year, Harvard might have racked up its third straight 30-win season, an unprecedented feat in the women’s game...