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designated-hitter era, the cocaine era, the steroid era, the “Moneyball” era and now this era. What do we call this era? The 100-plus mph bullpen era? The infield shift era? The Chachi Arcola Republican Convention Speech era? The search for stars? While the league has its share of superstars, if Bryce Harper, Giancarlo Stanton or Clayton Kershaw walked past you at the KwikE Mart, 95 percent of the population would not recognize them, I’d wager (but not on the game If we needed any further evidence that baseball if I was a manager). is, once again, metamorphosing into a different era, this season’s trade deadline was all the proof Baseball is in great financial shape, or so we are constantly being told. Still, the game has some needed. major-league flaws. The fact that an entire state While all major sports do the same -- basketball can’t watch a Yankee game due to a fight with a recently saw the addition of the three-point line, cable company is abhorrent. The fact that a single football killed the kickoff return, tennis now exhibition game that managers don’t play to win allows limited coaching, boxing switched to 12-round fights and hockey added the shootout -- can control home-field advantage for the sevenno other sport has fiddled with its secret sauce as game championship series is moronic. One thing is clear, however: We are moving out often as baseball. of the boring “on-base percentage is the best What exactly constitutes an “era,” you may be statistic there is” phase. Unless it’s Rickey Henasking? Well, in Boston, that’s how they pronounce the word “error,” as in “Nomah shouldn’t derson, nobody spends hundreds of dollars to go see a baseball game and root, root, root for the be chahged with an era on that play!” Those in the English-speaking parts of the country general- home team to walk. Thankfully, Ned Yost and ly see an “era” as beginning with a readily identi- the Royals freed us from that oppression. They fiable change in culture. Baseball, probably due to did this by developing a strong farm system that its fan base’s love of statistical scrutiny, seems to taught fundamentals stressing movement ... great revel in this sort of unofficial, much-written-about defense, speed and hits, backed by a lights-out bullpen. Now that’s baseball worth paying to see. classification system. It’s been a little over 40 years since George SteinLet’s see ... there was the deadball era, the spitbrenner ushered in the free-agent era by signing ball era, the Babe Ruth era, the integration era, the World War II era, the expansion era, the year Catfish Hunter. At this year’s trade deadline, Hal of the higher mound (not an era, but a noticeable Steinbrenner’s fire sale of five veterans, the surefire impending release of A-Rod and lack of blip on the timeline), the free-agent era, the
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Apparently, their vehicle would never2. What part of Disneyland contains the “Big Belgian marksman, bagged 21 out of the 300 least Thunder Mountain Railroad” and “Tom Sawyer nevercommon land. are the hooded and hog-nosed • The word xenia has a variety of meanings. birds released. It was the first, last, and only Island”? species, native to parts of the midwestern and To the ancient Greeks, it was the concept of 3. What the name the the transportation system time theisevent wasof on roster. The 1900 hospitality, generosity, and courtesy shown southeastern parts of the United States, and throughout Disneyland? Games also marked the To first women to those far from home. the time botanist, it’s 4. W hat ride beings in Space Port where guests Mexico. were allowed to compete. Another theboard effect of pollen on a seed. And toone-timethose in a rocket? • Skunks are omnivorous, consuming both plants Ohio, it’s the county seat of Greene County, 5. Where would a visitor find “Mr. Toad’s Wild only event, croquet, was held for women, but a Ride” and “Peter Pan’s Flight”? community about 21 miles (34 km) from and animals, depending on what’s available. proved quite unpopular, with only one spectator Dayton. purchasing a ticket. It was also the year that the They’ll eat insects, earthworms, grubs, • ancient Xystus tug-of-war is an architectural term, referring to was brought back, a contest rodents, lizards, frogs, snakes, birds, moles, a long, covered portico, of that required two teams or of main eight entrance, men, each but also berries, roots, leaves, grasses, and ancient Greek gymnasiums. athletes attempting to drag the other forHere, a distance of nuts. They are true scavengers, though, and are would exercise during inclement weather. 6 feet (1.8 m) within five minutes. The tug-ofvery willing to dine on whatever you’ve left To the Romans, the xystus was the garden war remained an event through 1920. walkway in front of the porticoes, where they in your trash can. Unfortunately, their strong “What youngster has not dreamed of • planted flower beds. At the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, Korea, the flying with Peter Pan over moonlit forefeet long nails, assist R Land OO TD O which ANW Mthem in referee docked Korean boxer Byun Jong-Li two • Physicians are familiar with two unusual “X” London, or tumbling into Alice’s digging for food, also wreak havoc in lawns, Home of “Mission to Mars,” “Space words,for xyster and xiphisterna. The xyster is a nonsensical Wonderland?” points head-butting his opponent. When gardens, and golf courses. surgical instrument used--for scraping Mountain,” and “Finding Nemo Voyage” brawl ensued after the final results favored his Walt Disneybones, while the xiphisterna refers to the cartilage at • Typically, skunks don’t make their own homes, opponent, the Korean head coach punched the the lower end of the body’s sternum, that long rather, they nest in burrows created by other ref. Byun Jong-Li then staged a sit-down strike flat bone located at the center of the chest. animals. They also don’t mind hollow logs or protesting his loss, sitting on the floor of the • The Greek word xanthos translates “yellow,” abandoned buildings. boxing ring for 67 David minutes. Officials turned Hasselhoff 7/17/52 and several of our words use it for a prefix. Vin the Diesel out the lights,isleaving boxer in7/18/67 the dark. • Baby skunks, called kits, are born blind and Xanthophyll a yellow pigment found along 1. 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