Word: throwing
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Nothing like two years of unremitting public contempt to throw a wet blanket on a party. The 36th convention of the Tailhook Association, the Navy and Marine Corps carrier pilots society, took place in San Diego last weekend, and it was a somewhat more low-key gathering than the bacchanalian riot that occurred the last time the organization met, two years ago in Las Vegas. Back then, the attendees sexually assaulted dozens of women, and their behavior resulted in 40 disciplinary actions, 11 court-martial investigations, the resignation of a Navy Secretary, the near firing of the Navy...
...starting to throw guys out more consistently," Morgan said. "I'm also getting to be a better receiver...I'm excited because I'm learning a lot and getting better quickly...
...rely on long, drop-back passing plays (Giardi threw the ball 37 times), rather than the multi-flex's strength: short passes off of roll-outs and option plays. The plays are easier to execute in rainy weather, and less likely to end in a sack or a forced throw...
...scoring on a Jerry Willard sacrifice fly to even the series at two. Raspy old fart that Jack Buck is, I love him to death for this CBS play-by-play call: "[Crack] That's gonna be a winner for Atlanta! The runner tags at third...here's the throw from Mack. Here's Lemke!...He is ou..SAFE, SAFE, SAFE!" (Poor old Jack, muffing a huge call and yet making it sound strangely wonderful, like the Braves' season itself...
Director David Anspaugh and writer Angelo Pizzo also teamed up to create the classic underdog-athletes-who-(surprise)-come-back-to-win movie "Hoosiers." Their strategy with "Rudy" is just as simple--throw in anything that could possibly make us root for Rudy's cause. Everything that could possibly go wrong for Rudy does. His best friend dies, neither his father nor his brother believe that he can achieve his dream, his long-time girl friend dumps him for his other brother and Notre Dame rejects his application three times before it accepts him. Even after Rudy makes the team...