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Word: sandlot (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1990
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...argument goes. It does not convince most sandlot swamis, who know that even to hurl a baseball at 70 m.p.h. to 100 m.p.h. is a preposterously unnatural activity. Many a splendid athlete has retired to an early car dealership after suffering a warped rotator cuff in his pitching arm. How could Ryan throw close to 100,000 pitches, most of them fast balls, in 24 pro seasons -- and get better...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: An Old-Timer for All Seasons | 6/25/1990 | See Source »

...spokesman for Rawlings, the only glovemaker with a factory in the U.S. "There was a lot of initial resistance to the announcement from our competition. If they haven't satisfied the new requirements, we'll get more of the business." Glovemakers give big leaguers the mitts for free, but sandlot players have...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SPORTING GOODS: Out-Mitting the Competition | 4/9/1990 | See Source »

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