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...tougher in his day. In 1975, a year in which he led the American League with 26 saves, Gossage pitched 142 innings. Thirty years later, Bob Wickman shared the lead with 45 saves, pitching just 62 innings. That's half the work, double the reward. But it's a stretch to say that today's chiseled, athletic players are inferior to yesterday's stars. "Laughable," says Miami Herald sports columnist Dan Le Batard, 37. "What, anywhere in society, was better 25 years ago? You're using better training methods and previous education. And there's a worldwide talent pool...
Klein says if we give middle-income Americans "economic security" in the form of government-run health care, "they might be willing to look at the rest of the world--and controversies like the Dubai Ports deal--less emotionally." It is a stretch to think that government-run health care would be satisfactory, and it would in no way affect the public's opinion toward foreign investment...
...With 12 games in the next 10 days, the Crimson (1-5) faces a daunting stretch of competition that will test its depth and stamina...
...vacation essentially represents the final stretch of the team’s preseason and the last opportunity to iron out the kinks in the roster before the Ancient Eight campaign begins in earnest in April...
Spring break also provides the team’s most intense training of the season, allowing a long stretch of uninterrupted games in warm-weather areas...