Word: sox
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...play, fittingly, is loosely-focused on life in the Boston Red Sox bullpen. The Sox have just added to their roster a 19-year-old pitching sensation named "The Kid," a Roger Clemens-type, who is scheduled to pitch in that day's game against the New York Yankees. In order to make room for him, they must cut a player from the bullpen, creating a great deal of anxiety among the six principals in the play--a catcher and five pitchers...
...authentic, and therefore is either a bit offensive or contains too much "shop talk." The language is really too vulgar and the crotch clutching too excessive. The inside baseball jokes often fly over or under the audiences' heads. Still the jokes are not so provincial that only Red Sox die-hards can be heard laughing. The fact that the play is about the Boston club bears little significance in the story...
...same time, this accuracy holds much of the play's charm. The players are believable as athletes, both in appearance and manner. Situated in the bullpen at Fenway Park, complete with green walls, the actors are fully clad in Red Sox uniforms. An especially nice touch is the plastering of bubble gum all over the bullpen. Each could pass for a ball player, and the lone-lefty, Ripper, conjures up images of Boston's beloved spaceman Bill...
...aged 15 to 17--have the varied schedules, enjoying the sights of the Boston area and learning all about their parents' alma mater. They'll spend part of the week shopping at Quincy Market, hiking at Mt. Monadnock, swimming at Crane's Beach, and cheering on the Boston Red Sox. But on Wednesday afternoon they'll have the opportunity to attend symposia on "Inside College Admissions" or "Life at Harvard...
...take exams late so that he could attend the reunion. "I really didn't want to miss exams, but I'm looking forward to it because I've heard everybody talking about it," he said, adding that he's most excited about going to the beach and the Red Sox game...