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...Decade for the 1980s, Richardson, 34, is a clutch hitter who has the hands of, well, a surgeon. In fact, she has taken a leave from her medical residency in orthopedic surgery to join the Games. The U.S. pitching staff is as impressive as the Braves'. It includes Lisa Fernandez, a four-time All-American at UCLA; Michele Smith, with a college record of 82 wins, 20 losses and an earned-run average of 0.25; and Michele Granger, the all-time NCAA strikeout leader. Besides anchoring the infield, third baseman Kim Maher and first baseman Sheila Cornell are among...
...shaping one's character and perspective. But it is the manifestation of this perspective which we should seek, not the race and ethnicity in and of itself. For Chicano students, this could entail growing up in a bilingual household, not just the fact their last names are Rodriguez, Fernandez or Lopez. For black students, it might come about through participating in black youth leadership conferences. But race by itself as an intrinsic fact should not be used to relax admissions criteria...
...probably the player they least expected to defect," Fernandez said last week through Carlos Alfonso, the Giants bullpen coach who has been acting as his interpreter. "I am from Holguin, in the country, and nobody from the country had ever defected. Even though I began to think about it in 1993, I never told anyone, including my wife...
...Fernandez still talks to Elizabeth, a pediatric nurse, and their 1 1/2-year-old daughter, also named Elizabeth, on a nightly basis. But he is worried that the furor over the downing of the American civilian planes on Feb. 24 will lead to a communications blackout. "Still, I will never lose faith that we will be reunited," he says, "even if this incident means it will take a little longer." As for adjusting to American life, he says, "I feel funny and strange all the time. But everybody has been nice, and when I step on the mound, I feel at home...
...manager thinks Fernandez will do just fine, on and off the field. "I was driving along Scottsdale Road the other day," says Baker, "and at the light, I looked over at a Mustang convertible in the next lane. Behind the wheel, smiling at me, was Osvaldo." --With reporting by Joelle Attinger/Havana