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When I was young, becoming a major league baseball player seemed like a sure thing. I told anyone willing to listen that I was going to be the next Mike Piazza or Roger Clemens. It was not an unusual dream, and one I am sure I shared with any kid who ever played catch in the backyard with his father. But right around the age of 14, reality sank in: the trek to the big leagues seemed like an insurmountable mountain...
...major leaguers, I find that none possess superhuman strength. They are essentially normal. If their faces were not constantly displayed on ESPN they would be hard to distinguish from anyone else; this is especially true for many of the pitchers, who tend to be on the flabby side. One player in particular, thirteen-year veteran and Indians closer Bob Wickman (6’1 240 lbs.), could easily pass for a regular local patron at the Hong Kong, perched on a bar stool next to Touchdown...
...player embodied the experience better than Lance Salsgiver, who has added plate patience to his already well-rounded offensive arsenal...
...advanced accounting, but the results do filter down to the bottom line. Now a risk associate at GE in Stamford, Conn., Kona says the techniques have made him a better team player. "Before, I might not have gone out of my way to help a co-worker," he says. "Now I take the stance that the success of a project is what's important. Whether or not I get credit doesn't bother me as much." Doncel says the course even improved her relationship with her partner. "It's much less about the little things and more about what...
...Friday, Harvard head football coach Tim Murphy named former quarterback Joel Lamb ’93 as the newest offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the Crimson. “I try to strive for consistency in all aspects,” Lamb told The Crimson as a player in 1991, the same year he led a 1-4 Harvard squad to late season victories against Princeton and Penn, finishing the season at 4-5-1. He will helm an offense that was the Ivy League’s second most prolific in 2005. Lamb comes to the Crimson...