Word: weres
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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"It has been absolutely grueling," Isaacson said of the legislative battle. "Every year we were defeated, we came back, and the message that was sent to the legislators was `we'll be back again and again and again.'"
Sure, there were a lot of good moments. It's funny, but whenever I think about the days when baseball was THE SPORT, so many details pop up. Like the smell of Glovolium, this magical oily-like substance that I used to rub on my Carlton Fisk catcher's mitt...
There were other images that I can still see: the hot dog guy who would park his stand right next to the field; my first pair of cleats; a real blue-and-yellow uniform; and Richie Rivera, the meanest pitcher in our league. While everyone else was 10 or 11...
Well, it does have to do with an injury. I was catching for my team, the Flyers, during the last week of the regular season. We were playing the Apollos, the division's first-place team, and losing really badly. Yes, by more than 10 runs. In the sixth inning...
The post-season rolled around, and we were perhaps the best team in the league next to the Apollos. Coach wanted me to catch in the first-round game against the Comets. I told him that the thumb still hurt and I would have to see how it felt on...