Word: strikeout
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Blue himself confesses that half the time he uncorks a fast pitch he has only a vague idea of where it is going. Even so, his control is so good that he averages one strikeout per inning and has pitched six entire games this season without giving up a single walk...
...there at the ballpark. They're all staring and wondering whether I'm for real, whether I'm a robot, whether I'm human. There's a guy on third and nobody out, and they expect you to strike out the side. Not maybe two ground balls and a strikeout. No, three straight strikeouts they want. Nine straight strikes to be exact. But I'm no miracle man. I can be hit nine miles just like anybody else. If you throw a strike, you're gonna get hit and I don't care who you are. Somebody is going...
Collins yielded another single in the seventh, but he struck out Bill Quinlan. Collins' tenth strikeout in seven innings, to protect the 3-1 lead...