Word: weaverization
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...look at me from the depths of the earth, tiller of fields, weaver, reticent shepherd . . . jeweler with crushed fingers . . . say to me: here I was scourged because a gem was dull or because the earth failed to give up in time its tithe of corn or stone. Point out to me the rock on which you stumbled, the wood they used to crucify your body...
Fearsome Foursome. If the Orioles' victory celebration seemed a bit forced last week, it was only because the popping of champagne corks has become something of an October rite in Baltimore. While the bubbly flowed, Manager Earl Weaver proclaimed his Orioles "the best team ever assembled. We're only the third team to win more than 100 games three straight years, and we've won four pennants in six years-and only the Yankees have done that...
...Weaver might be exaggerating a bit, but the Orioles do have strong fielding, plenty of power hitting-and the best crew of starting pitchers in either league: Righthanders Jim Palmer and Pat Dobson, Lefthanders Dave McNally and Mike Cuellar, all of whom won at least 20 games this season. In equaling a record set more than half a century ago,* the Orioles big four started all but 16 of Baltimore's 158 games. Palmer, McNally and Cuellar, in fact, each won 20 or more games last season. Acquired in a trade with the San Diego Padres this winter, Dobson...
...when he bought two meters from a junkyard for $1.50 each, Bromiley has reconditioned and sold 1,200 of them, most purchased from municipalities like San Fernando (for $4 each) and Beverly Hills ($3.50 each). Bromiley's profit margin may soon be sharply reduced. Says Ronald Weaver, purchasing agent for Beverly Hills: "Next time we sell old meters, I expect we'll get a better price...
...Blue darter "speeds up on you and then seems to disappear." Kansas City Royals Third Baseman Paul Schaal swears that "it jumps right over your bat." After his world champion Baltimore Orioles were beaten by Blue in two straight games, scoring only one run in 18 innings, Manager Earl Weaver had a more logical explanation. "I think I have the answer," he said. "Our guys just didn't see the damn ball...