Word: starter
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...superdelegates flock to his banner. Finally, one of the early candidates who obviously is not going to make it -- or who has already dropped out -- swings a deal. In return, perhaps, for the vice presidential nomination, he urges delegates still pledged to him to vote for the late starter. There already are rumors of just such a budding deal between Cuomo and Kerrey...
There are also stratagems for a late starter to use in picking up delegates from states where he is not on the ballot. One is to win over delegates who are officially running as uncommitted. Cuomo's admirers have already entered a technically uncommitted but actually pro-Cuomo slate in the Illinois primary March 17. The most far-out scenario is a postprimary draft; it seems so reminiscent of the boss-ridden days as to be almost unimaginable...
Enter the "mandate scenario," which may be the only option open to a late starter. To go this route, a candidate would contest several primaries in different regions to prove his vote-getting ability. Most frequently mentioned are California (with a March 19 filing deadline), and Alabama, Minnesota and New Jersey, which have April drop-dead dates. Since securing the nomination this late would be mathematically impossible, the mandate scenario counts on the trailing candidates to cave in to the heavyweight for the good of the party under pressure from Democratic leaders, financial big shots and the media. Goofy, perhaps...
Freshman goaltender Erin Villiotte, who captained the boys team at Shrewsbury High, will get the call between the pipes. Lexi Shear, who posted a 1.88 goals-against average while playing behind last year's senior starter Gillian D'Souza, will also see some action...
Clemens is the first AL starter to win the Cy Young without at least 20 victories since Pete Vuckovich of Milwaukee in 1982 (18-6). He is the first with 10 or more losses since LaMarr Hoyt of the Chicago White...