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by Frank Longo
50 “I __ the opinion that ...” 51 Touch again, as a base in baseball 52 Pro votes 53 Physique, informally 56 Dress like for a costume party 58 Certain pair in bridge 59 Clearasil treats it 60 Diner sandwich, in brief 61 San __ Padres (1998 World Series losers) 63 “Baseball is __ of inches”: Branch Rickey 64 __ dish (lab item) 65 College baseball’s __ Hall Pirates 67 With 41-Across, hits a hard drive that gets caught 68 Forest den 69 Julia Child, e.g. 72 Make a move 75 Actress Andress 77 Holy Islamic text 79 Letter-shaped opening for a bolt 80 Suffix with Brooklyn 81 Villain’s gaze 82 Alejandro who pitched in the 1988 and ’95 World Series 83 From the top 85 Making an error, in baseball lingo 86 Jamie or Jordie of the NHL 87 “I could __ horse!” 88 “Last Exit to Brooklyn” director Uli __ 91 Eduardo who hit a three-RBI homer for the Red Sox in the 2018 World Series 93 Baseball’s Reds, on scorecards 94 Brooklyn team that lost the 1916 and ’20 World Series 95 1983 Lionel Richie hit 96 Ever and __ 97 Chicago __ Sox (2005 World Series winners) 98 “Three’s Company” actress Lindley 99 Mascara mess 100 Lock fasteners 101 From head __ 102 “In all probability ...” 107 “It’s c-c-cold!” 108 “The __ the limit!” 110 Covert org. 111 Nero was one: Abbr. 112 “... __ thousand times ...” 113 Method: Abbr. 114 J-N linkup 115 __ dirt (home plate, in slang)
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MAIN EVENT: Baseball’s Championship Series
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ACROSS 1 “It’s the end of __” 6 Bob who was a pitcher in the 1948 World Series and a manager in the 1978 World Series 11 “SOS” band 15 Concerning 19 Relief pitchers’ successes 20 Yankees and Orioles, for short 21 Down __ Street (over the middle of home plate, in slang) 22 “Scat, cat!” 23 97-Across pitcher who was the MVP of the 2019 World Series 26 Univ. of Maryland baseballer 27 Whole bunch 28 Actress West 29 Kind of display for some modern TV screens, for short 30 Foul __ (parts of baseball fields) 31 Award presented to the team that wins the World Series 38 Willie Mays in 1951 and Sammy Sosa in 1989 40 __ collateral ligament (elbow part often injured by pitchers) 41 See 67-Down 42 Typical 43 Grace’s last name on “Will & Grace” 44 Alisyn Camerota’s TV channel 45 __ grays (uniform a baseball team wears when not playing at home) 49 Manager who led the Cardinals to World Series titles in 2006 and ’11 52 Player who was in the most World Series (14) 54 U.S. prez during the 1945 through ’52 World Series 55 Abrasive stuff once used to scuff baseballs for doctoring pitches 56 Prefix with caching 57 Boaster’s reply to a boast 58 Homer hitter’s gait 59 On base, in baseball lingo 62 Sams who was a star of 1940s-’50s women’s baseball 63 Church recess 66 Nickname for the World Series 70 __ Martin (cognac)
71 Davis who played catcher Dottie Hinson in “A League of Their Own” 73 Team that has won eight World Series, most recently in 2014 74 Barak of Israel 76 Pitch the ball to aggressively 78 German for “never” 79 Padre’s winning rival in the 1984 World Series 81 Ecol. watchdog 84 Nickname for Reggie Jackson 86 Like the World Series playoff format 89 German article 90 Toys __ (chain of kids’ stores)
91 Greasy who played in the 1919 World Series 92 City near Venice 93 __ of corn (easily caught fly ball, in slang) 94 Make a dash for, as a base 95 School where Bill and Hillary Clinton met 97 Team that won the 2019 World Series 103 __ rain delay (batter who takes a long time preparing to swing, in slang) 104 Brain division 105 The “M&M Boys” Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris, e.g. 106 “Conan” network 109 March 15, e.g.
110 Philadelphia stadium where three-fifths of the 2008 World Series was held 116 Catch after a short hop, as a baseball 117 Privy to 118 Jamie who pitched for the Phillies in the 2008 World Series at 45 years old 119 Phillie Christenson who pitched in the 1980 World Series 120 Rabbit __ (baseball player easily distracted by noise, in slang) 121 Grows older 122 Hit hard, as a baseball 123 Phillie Brett who pitched in the 2008 World Series
DOWN 1 What a baseball coach is to the manager: Abbr. 2 Big mil. alliance 3 Two balls and two strikes, e.g. 4 D.C. VIP 5 Wood for a baseball bat 6 Hawaiian porches 7 “That’s someone __ problem!” 8 Player on the team that won the World Series in 1969 and ’86 9 Hockey great Bobby 10 Covert org. 11 Leisurely walker 12 Trevor who pitched in the 2016 World Series 13 Avian tune 14 “Life of Pi” director Lee
15 Player on the team that won the World Series in 2017 and lost it in ’19 16 Ram or ewe 17 Holy Hebrew text 18 Cry to a toddler who’s made a booboo 24 Supermodel who hosted Fox’s “More to Love” 25 Sub detection device 30 LeRoy Neiman’s paintings of baseball scenes, e.g. 32 All right 33 Beer company for which the Milwaukee Brewers’ stadium is named 34 Foam-filled
35 Afflictions 36 Most draft-eligible 37 Africa’s northernmost capital 38 Babe who was a 12-time homer champ 39 Bears, in Barcelona 43 Prefix that can mean “gold” or “hearing” 44 __ Field (Denver stadium where half of the 2007 World Series was held) 45 Pete Rose’s career 4,256 hits, e.g. 46 “__ Ben Jonson!” (literary epitaph) 47 German poet Achim von __ 48 __ cutter (sharply hit grounder that doesn’t rebound)
AD Space 10.7in x 4.75in