Word: sox
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...value of Late Innings, however, lies in its preservation of the grand Angell tradition of following the game itself. The season summaries are hot meant to be comprehensive and fact-filled. Instead, they present the peaks and valleys in a unique, artistic light. His account of the 1978 Red Sox-Yankees playoff is a gem of breath-taking narrative. Each year's write-up offers a sort of verbal scrap-book, pleasantly recounting some incidents and gently evoking other memories...
...herself being a teacher. Norman Vincent Peale says fervently that he wanted to be a salesman-and of course that is, in a sense, what he has always been. Opera Singer Grace Bumbry wants to be a professional race-car driver. Bill Veeck, former owner of the Chicago White Sox, confides the alternate Veeck: a newspaperman. In a "nonfiction short story," Truman Capote wrote that he wanted to be a girl. Andy Warhol confesses without hesitation: "I've always wanted to be an airplane. Nothing more, nothing less. Even when I found out that they could crash, I still...
Faded portraits of Red Sox stars cover all the walls. Near the door hangs a picture of Beantown god Carl Yastrzemski presenting Jimmy Carter with a team uniform--a ceremony which took place in the store...
...entered the vending business in high school, working the aisles inside the park. Now, shunning his own wares for a light purple Yves Saint-Laurent shirt and designer jeans. Picardi explains that he's "not a wild fan." He quickly adds that. "I hope the best for the Red Sox, but I watch very, very few games. I guess when you're around it so much, it kind of loses its attraction...
Like DeLora, Kelly is in the business because he loves baseball. He grew up near Fenway Park and says he catches every single. Red Sox game either live...