Word: fielding
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...crowning achievement of Bush's baseball tenure was the construction of a new Rangers stadium in the early 1990s. Bush made sure the park would reflect the game's traditions. The field must have real turf, because in a world where so much changes for the worse, the game should stay the same. As Governor, Bush said as much in commencement speeches, citing "fixed stars" to live by. Star No. 4 paraphrased the film Bull Durham: "Baseball should always be played outdoors, on grass, with wooden bats...
...forces. The mercurial rebel chief variously denied that his men were holding anyone, suggested the U.N. soldiers "may have got lost in the bush" and claimed U.N. peacekeepers were forcibly and illegally disarming R.U.F. fighters. U.N. officials say they have proof that Sankoh has been sending orders to field units to launch the attacks. "The situation is very fluid and very delicate," said a U.N. spokeswoman...
...create a level playing field for everyone, Congress would need to enact a flat exemption that covers all assets--from home to pension. Otherwise there is the kind of inequity described by A. Jay Cristol, the chief U.S. bankruptcy judge in Miami...
OSCAR VERSION Sally Field, Best Actress, 1985: "I haven't had an orthodox career, and I've wanted more than anything to have your respect. The first time I didn't feel it, but this time I feel it, and I can't deny the fact that you like me, right now, you like...
INJURED ON THE FIELD Almost 1 million kids are rushed to the emergency room each year for sports-related injuries, with football, not surprisingly, causing the largest share of the damage. Most parents, according to a recent opinion survey by the National Safe Kids' Campaign, assume that broken bones and cuts and bruises are an unavoidable part of the cost of playing contact sports. But the campaign's experts say about half of children's sports injuries can be prevented with the right protective equipment, conditioning and trained adult supervision...