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...number of TV shows that have revolved around the summer game can be counted on the fingers of a catcher's mitt: Ball Four and The Bad News Bears. Both lasted less than a season, giving credence to the network adage that sports only play on the field, never on the sound stage...
...surface in response to UV radiation and act as sunlight deflectors. Over the years, however, the beachgoer pays for this glamorous natural shield. The buildup of melanin, combined with UV damage to the elastic fibers in underlying layers, gives the skin the texture of an old baseball mitt...
...first inning. But Martelli and Farrell brought back the spark in the third. Martelli swatted on to deep left center to lead off the inning. Center fielder Mark Ferullo got a terrific jump and got to the ball on time, but it bounced off his mitt and rolled to the fence as Martelli circled the bases. Farrell rode the next pitch over the left field fence...
...want the Dodgers in New York." He turned menacing then. "That's where I want them." Even before the teams went back to the feared Bronx, where bottles sometimes outfly Frisbees, Steinbrenner struck. He came home with a cast on one mitt and a story of two New York-hating brigands in an elevator. George swore both fell to his flashing fists...
...annual reunion of the Negro Leagues. It was the first time that some of them had seen one another since the old days, and they had a lot of catching up to do. The splendid second baseman Piper Davis fired a ball across the lot, popping it in a mitt loud enough to wake the entire motel. Davis, who managed Willie Mays when he played for the Birmingham Black Barons, had turned 64 this year and was obviously pleased with himself. "Boy, I still got it," he said with a grin. Across the way a gnarled old man with...