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...tossed playfully into the air and then swallowed. More recently, Mrs. Joan Skakel, Ethel Kennedy's sister-in-law, died after inhaling a chunk of meat in 1967. T.V. Soong, the brother of Madame Chiang Kaishek, choked to death in 1971 while dining, as did ex-Baseball Slugger Jimmy Foxx...
...fact, I missed most of that ludicrous Mets victory. You see, one of my roommates purchased a pinball machine (an early sixties Gottlieb model called Olympics), and I'm becoming an addict. The thwack of cowhide against a Louisville Slugger just couldn't seem to compete with the clack of the free game as the shiny silver ball thanks and dings its way about a maze of gaudy bumpers and bizarre pictures...
...American culture, a symbol of the country's affection for the fast, decisive stroke that can determine the outcome of a contest. Aaron, Ruth's heir if not his rival, has kept that drama alive. Baseball may no longer be the national pastime. But when a slugger steps into the box to face a good pitcher, it is man-to-man combat, and the possibility of a home run still carries excitement. With Aaron, year in and year out, the expectation has always been present. Now, with the record so close at hand, there is an exquisite tension...
...announcing that Robinson would join the Dodgers farm team in Montreal, Minor League Commissioner W.G. Bramham called Rickey a "carpetbagger" and scoffed: "Father Divine will have to look to his laurels, for we can expect Rickey Temple to be in the course of construction in Harlem soon." From retirement, Slugger Rogers Hornsby warned, "Ballplayers on the road live close together. It won't work." Bob Feller, the fireballing Cleveland Indians pitcher, thought he had a more reasonable reservation: "I can't foresee any future for Robinson in big league baseball. He is tied up in the shoulders...
...started the series with a major handicap. They had lost Slugger Reggie Jackson (25 home runs in 1972) in the final play-off game against the Tigers when he severely ruptured a hamstring muscle while sliding into home plate. Enter Catcher Gene Tenace (five home runs in 1972), who began the season on the bench and only won his job from Dave Duncan in the past couple of months. Tenace quickly silenced the sanguinary Reds fans in the opener, lashing home runs in his first two trips to the plate to set a new World Series record. Oakland managed only...