Word: yastrzemskis
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...control of your feet, you remember the summer of 1979. Jimmy Carter was still President, the Senate was debating SALTII, and Sky lab came plunging to earth in a whirling ball of fire La Cage aux Folles was a very cool movie to tell your friends about and Carl Yastrzemski got his 3000th hit. But most important this was the summer you first heard the song...
...scoreboard in the bottom of the sixth when Carl Yastrzemski, after being greeted by the 32.555 enthusiastic fans with a standing ovation really gave them something to cheer about with a home run into the right field stands for his second round tripper of the young season and the 428th of his career...
...Almon, Morrison 2, Gedman, DP-Chicago 3. Boston 1, LOS-Chicago 11, Boston 8, 2B-Kemp, Fisk, Bernazard, Gedman 2. HR-Yastrzemski (2), SB-Lansford, Leflore, Almon, S-Remy. CHICAGO IP H R ER BB SO Dotson W, 1-0 6 5 1 1 2 5 Hoyt 2 1/2 4 1 0 1 1 Hickey 1/2 0 0 0 0 1 Barojas 8-2 1/2 0 0 0 0 0 BOSTON Terres L,0-1 6 1/2 6 3 3 3 4 Clear...
...asking that the only thing people talk to me about is football. I'm not asking to be quizzed on Carl Yastrzemski's batting average over the past ten years. All I'd like, in the words of Rodney Dangerfield, is "a little respect." I'd just like to watch football with my Uncle Irving some Sunday afternoon and have him ask me, "Becky, do you think they'll go for the quarterback sneak, the play action pass, or a long bomb?" and not have him explain each term...
...Carl Yastrzemski provided the winning runs for the Sox in the fifth inning when he belted a double, the 589th of his major league career, off the scoreboard in left field. The shot brought home Rich Gedman and Jerry Remy and put the Red Sox well out of reach...