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...sports fan, the play strikes its highest marks with its hilarious observations of how players in the bullpen wile away many hours waiting to be called in on relief. This activity ranges from scoping girls and playing baseball trivia games to performing practical jokes and rough-housing. Among the funniest moments is when Frito calls Dave Winfield on the bullpen phone and pretends to be a police officer calling about a statuatory rape case involving the Yankee star...
...NOTEBOOK: Trivia question: Can you name the two former Ivy Leaguers who are currently ranked among the top 100 male professional tennis players in the world? (Answer below) Professional rankings are determined by a computer which grinds results from tournaments through a fairly involved mathematical formula. Criteria include the size and importance of tournaments played, the ability of one's opponent, and the number of tournaments one has played in a given period of time. Scott and Peter Palandjian played some smaller pro events (called "satellites") in the Midwest this past summer. As a result, Scott is currently ranked 488th...
...comedy of the season, it is also the smartest and most unexpectedly moving. Peter Boyle plays Joe, an embittered middle-aged New York cop who pounds the beat with a brash young partner, Willie (Andrew Rubin). The pair traverse the desolate city streets and cope with the unglamorous trivia of everyday police life. A woman is found dead in her apartment, and Joe and Willie debate what to do with the bag of money she has left. An old man wanders into a deli and orders a meal he cannot pay for; he turns out to be an Alzheimer...
...craze, CompuServe users could type GO HALLEY and shop electronically for comet locator maps, reading lists, Halley hats and a T shirt emblazoned with HEAVENLY BODY OF THE YEAR. They could also find directions to prime U.S. viewing spots, sign up for comet-watching ocean cruises, enter weekly comet . trivia quizzes and participate with dozens of other Halley's addicts in an onscreen round-table discussion of comet news and lore...
Answers: Be sure to look for all the answers to the 1986 Sports Cube Baseball Trivia Quiz stumpers--along with a special baseball package--in next Tuesday's Crimson...