Word: sox
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Rollin' Sox...
...prime sports attraction in Boston these days is...surprise...the Red Sox, who have finally caught the Detroit Tigers and moved into first place in the American League's Eastern Division. Make your reservations now, because tickets are scarce for the few remaining Boston home games this month...
Manager Joe (I never played second base for the Cincinnati Reds) Morgan's hiring as "interim manager" after the All-Star break preceded the Red Sox' surge to the top of the standings. The bats of Wade Boggs, Marty Barrett, Ellis Burks and Mike Greenwell and the pitching of Roger Clemens and Bruce Hurst have been the strength of the Sox' winning this late summer. The signing of designated hitter Larry Parrish has been a gold mine for Morgan...
Haunting in its humanity and unambiguous in its morality, this story was turned by fathers into a parable that helped set several generations of sons on the path of righteousness. But as the last of the "Black Sox" died, the story dropped out of common consciousness. Now it is near impossible to find anyone under 40 who has heard of the Black Sox, let alone been moved by their tale. Grander thefts, bigger (and more successful) crooks, preoccupy our imaginations today...
...score in the commodities market. A saloonkeeper's son, he knew a remarkable variety of athletic pleasures. As a schoolboy football star, he basked in the attention of the Notre Dame coach Knute Rockne, though he went to Duquesne and Georgetown. Both the Chicago Cubs and Boston Red Sox signed him. He boxed professionally. And he collected friends. On the court and in the courtroom, standard rules and common guidelines begin to describe legality and morality, but personal honor may be the heaviest measure of the account. Last week, the success was found on the obituary page...