Word: stan
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...didn't go there because Stan had been a pretty good sport lately. He had even come to the launch party at Mango Cafe for my book, in which-he was well aware-he's something of a foil. He had sat there smiling as I'd read aloud some of the Stan-versus-me parts. And of course, Stan knew how the book ended, and still he came to the party and back to the house afterwards for a beer. He didn't buy a copy, mind you, but he did congratulate...
...didn't share all that with Stan on the morning Metro North commute to Manhattan after the first series ended. We're too prickly with one another about Yankees-Sox matters to wonder aloud whether Mo's getting skittish, or Wells is through for good. By and large, we're polite and considerate with one another as we share our baseball notions. In fact, I was surprised Stan went as far as he did. "Well, there you go," he said. "Season's started. All slates are clean...
...Really?" I asked. I did not pursue this. I did not say, "Bull." I did not suggest that Stan was full of it. I did not define for Stan the meaning of the word "reigning"-as in Reigning World Champions. And I did not say, "Not only are we still baseball's champions, but the Pats are world champs till next winter, too, and they did it by going through Pittsburgh-in Pittsburgh (the Steelers are Stan's football team...
...Stan was different,” said friend and colleague Stephen Sallan. “Uniformly, 100 percent loved...
...Stan was different,” said friend and colleague Stephen Sallan. “Uniformly, 100 percent loved...