Word: tenderness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...came out strong in the first five minutes," co-captain and goal-tender Jessica Milhollin (13 saves) said. "But after the first corner (15 minutes into the game), we were back on our heels. Duke and Harvard are evenly matched, but they wanted it more...
...other ordered grilled tenderloin of beef with fresh horseradish pepper creme fraiche, warm potato artichoke salad and sauteed greens. Neitz says the tenderloin is one of the most popular items, and true to her recommendation, the meat was tender and succulent...
...given the club to manage in '87, and in July of that season, his youngest son Billy became the Orioles' regular second baseman, making Cal Sr. the first major league manager to have two sons on his team at the same time. But not even that tender story line could save the O's, or Cal Sr.'s job. When the team lost the first six games of the '88 season, he was fired, although Billy remained Cal Jr.'s double-play partner until...
...find relief and wisdom in his past. He comes closest in a conversation with a 100-year-old man who once delivered vegetables in Mickey's old neighborhood. Getting the spirit of the aged on paper has become something of a sub-specialty for Roth--notably in Patrimony, his tender and unsparing account of his father's life and death. The encounter between Sabbath and the centenarian is reminiscent of the earlier memoir...
...stories, where young boys never rested, tried everything, excelled at much and took joy at each simple turn in a life on the land. He recalled the hot summer workdays near St. Paul, Minnesota, when he would cool off with a splash in the farm pond, then pick ripe, tender tomatoes, lick them so salt would stick and pop them full into his mouth. "There was no better treat on this earth," he claimed...