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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...course of a game, the bleachers of Tiger Stadium in Detroit become a community Rich or poor, the beer-drinking and fun-loving people sitting there know what the sport is about. These faithfuls toss beachballs to and fro, expecting that it will eventually fall into center field with Glenn Wilson there to recover it Wilson will usually tip his hat to the fans. So would Mickey Stanley. And Al Cowens...

Author: By Andy Doctoroff, | Title: Where Have You Gone, Joe DiMaggio? | 4/8/1983 | See Source »

...When you live on the edge, it doesn't mean taking foolhardy chances." Reed says, explaining confidently how he takes the danger in stride. "You have to use your instincts. At times, it felt like I'd toss a coin and decide. 'To hell with it, just go ahead...

Author: By Jeffrey M. Senger, | Title: Eye On Central America | 3/19/1983 | See Source »

...clinched the meet thanks to some fine jumping, some outstanding throwing and strong performances in the middle distance events. To get the afternoon started, weight thrower A1 Quintero won his event with his best performance ever, a toss of 59 ft., 1/2-in., just two feet short of the NCAA qualifying distance...

Author: By Becky Hartman, | Title: Men Victorious, Women Second At Big Three Track Meet | 2/22/1983 | See Source »

...people of Western Europe compel the U.S. to play nuclear poker with a stacked deck, we ought to toss in our hand and walk out, taking our rockets, our aircraft, our tanks and our military personnel with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Feb. 21, 1983 | 2/21/1983 | See Source »

...childless man endlessly tried to recapture a youthful sense of wonder; almost all his works blink out at the world as if they were seeing it for the first time. Yet when he could tear himself away from toy theaters and critiques about "The Ethics of Elfland," he could toss off mature, insightful analyses of Browning and Dickens, marred primarily by their inaccurate quotes (he was too lazy to look up the original passages...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: God's Fool | 2/14/1983 | See Source »

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