Word: fielding
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...photograph of a man in a trenchcoat and a wide-brimmed hat, a cross between Elliott Ness and John Wayne, printed above his picks--mystified me with his expertise. Invariably, Lawton would recommend a rank outsider, a horse sent off at 15-1, which would proceed to stun the field. With each improbable pick, Lawton gained in stature, until his tips assumed the weight of ex cathedra pronouncements, to be ignored at one's peril. My grandmother's favorite reproof to her husband, to be intoned didactically: "But George, you didn't have it? You know, Lawton gave...
...move over the last 200 yards. When a deep closer wins, it's like a bottom-of-the-ninth home run or a buzzer-beater--everyone knows it can happen, but no one thinks today will be the day. Unshaded rallied around the last turn and slaughtered the field down the stretch, winning by a good 10 lengths. As he pulled away and I stood shouting with pure joy at the wall of TVs, I noticed that just one other man was making noise--a grey-haired black man with a Caribbean lilt was calling out for Unshaded, too. When...
...Last week you suggested that a dining hall Chickwich could be used as a barrier contraceptive. After extensive field testing, we found that it was, in fact, a viable option and effectively barricades the cervix from sperm using both physical and chemical means. A caveat: Chickwiches should not be used during a woman's menstral cycle due to the risk of TSS (Toxic Shock Syndrome). Thanks...
...scruffy, dark sweater, glancing in the rearview mirror. As you give directions and he begins to weave through traffic, a conversation soon evolves. You talk politics, discuss the weather, or tell him a bit about your classwork. The exchange is natural and familiar. Pavlov would have had a field day with this...
...NISRA Individual Championships will be held this weekend at Williams College. Harvard will send seven players to compete in the field of sixty-four...