Word: yount
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Thousands of sports fans jammed the streets of Cooperstown, N.Y., a sleepy lakeside village (pop. 2,200) in the foothills of the Catskills, to watch as George Brett, Orlando Cepeda, Nolan Ryan and Robin Yount were inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. But there was another all-star team playing in Cooperstown that weekend: eight miles up the road, Glimmerglass Opera was presenting the world premiere of Central Park, a trio of one-act operas with librettos by three top playwrights: A.R. Gurney (Love Letters), Terrence McNally (Master Class) and Wendy Wasserstein (The Heidi Chronicles). It was quite...
Equal parts joy and relief seemed to wash over Milwaukee Brewer Robin Yount after spanking his 3,000th career hit and becoming only the 17th player (and third youngest) in baseball history to achieve that lofty mark. "I've taken quite a bit of heat," said the 37-year-old shortstop and centerfielder, referring to the ribbing he got from his teammates during his chase. He had gone hitless in his last seven at bats. Yount will go down in the record books: so will Cleveland hurler Jose Mesa, as the guy who threw the pitch that Yount swatted into...