Word: slump
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Schoenfeld was hired as head coach in the middle of the team's horrendous mid-season slump, and his defensive wizardry helped the squad close in on Pittsburgh and the New York Rangers for the fourth and final playoff spot...
...those O's-and-21 Baltimore Orioles, who have become a butt for jokes this past month because of their ineptitude. Thankfully for the collective psyche of O's orange wearers, they broke the slump with a 9-0 crushing of the White Sox last week...
...said, "As a player, I don't have an opinion. As a son, I'll keep my opinions to myself." Baltimoreans are especially worried about Cal Jr., the American League's Most Valuable Player of 1983, who went 0 for 29 at one stretch in the Orioles' slump. His contract is up this season, and they fear he will abandon the town. In fact, they have deeper fears than that...
George won't give up. Once Winfield hits a slump, George will be the first person to criticize him. He'll probably say the early-season tear was all a fluke; it was just luck. George won't shut up forever, even though he can't say anything...
...sixth inning was a different story. The story of a team that was still in a slump...