Word: swing
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Kaat, 43, of St. Louis, Woodie Fryman, 42, of Montreal, Phil Niekro, 43, of Atlanta, and Gaylord Perry, 43, of Seattle. In the offseason, tennis fortifies Rose. Yaz, because of his chronically creaky back, is unable to run for exercise, so he pedals a bicycle in the winter and swings a leaded bat daily, relentlessly. Both say the physical part is the easy part. Rose's ex-teammate Johnny Bench, though only 34, has been complaining this season about his "mind wandering at the plate."According to Rose, "That's not age, that's being in last...
...batting stance over the years in order to continue to be able to get around on the fastball (should anyone ever chance to throw him one). At the plate in recent seasons, he has been listing forward and holding on by his toenails. Hriniak talked him into a flatter swing this year. "Yaz is always looking for ways to get better," Hriniak says. "He has gotten the maximum ability out of himself. That's a true talent-not too many have...
...course adjustment; once the flyer has released the bar and tucked himself up for the first of four turns, he is spinning too fast to correct himself. The burden of timing rests with the catcher. If any changes are to be made, he must make them, matching his swing to the human projectile hurtling toward...
...concluded that criminal sanctions were failing and counterproductive. Over the next six years, eleven states decriminalized pot possession for individual use,* while many others decreased penalties or loosened up their enforcement. President Carter backed a softening of federal laws. But by the late '70s the mood began to swing back. With an estimated 60% of high school seniors having tried pot, and the drug making inroads at elementary schools, frightened parents dissuaded legislators from further liberalization. In step with this sentiment, the Reagan Administration's firm antidrug stance includes pot. Says Dr. Carlton Turner, the President...
DIED. Harry Mills, 68, one of the original Mills Brothers, singer of most of the scat parts and baritone solos for the barbershop-swing group, whose mellow and enduringly contemporary sound (Paper Doll, Lazy River, Glow Worm) withstood shifts in musical fashions and gave Mills a singing career that spanned 57 years; of cancer; in Los Angeles...