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because a strange period loved by '
deodorant sponsors, statisticians
and househusbands is again upon ;
us.
Overlap. AH at once, the sports
world lays on us Anthony "TD" i
Dor-sett spiking the football, Reggie
"Candy Bar" Jackson hitting i
the baseball, Julius "Dr. J" Irving i
choking with the basketball, and i
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choking each other. I
It is little wonder that the ]
demand for automatic television
channel changers is rising.
You have to ask why. Why must
every channel be filled with sports
at this time of the year? The
Greater Downtown Wilkes-Barre
Professional Invitational Tennis
Tournament. Lower Slabovia vs.
the Cleveland Caviliers^in a pre
preseason scrimmage, uame 17 of
the World Series.
Battle fatigue patients now fill
all major Columbia hospitals.
Doctor's advice: unplug tv.
I, being somewhat of a sports fan
myself, survive this affliction by
self control and abstinence. Forget
about it kid, get other things on
your mind, and all that stuff.
Despite the problems caused by
overlap, it is a significant social
factor. Major corporations pour
our hard-earned dollars into some
of the tackiest commercials this
side of paid political announcements.
I swear, some of the
commercials sponsoring sporting.
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of overlap. Now for the positive.
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Bat seriously folks, the variety
provided overlap of professional
sports allows one to make certain
value judgments concerning
favorite sports, teams and players.
These judgments, almost like
religion and politics, are sacred to
iome. Sports followers make long
and hard decisions on whom to
Follow and whom to patronize
because of the choices offered So,
IH do the same.
BASEBALL: Everybody knows
the Yanks made the comeback of
the century. Everybody knows
Pittsburgh's Dave Parker in the
National League and Ron Guidry
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I, therefore, will make my own
special citations. American
League award goes to Boston
pitcher Bill Lee. In the only major
league I was able to witness in
person this year, Lee was on the
mound against Baltimore. Sud
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ground from the stands. With fans |
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returned to the mound and
proceeded to begin his windup. The
umpire, obviously shaken, ran to
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The balloon, obviously
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He was actually going to pitch
with it in his back pocket.
Lee has also said that we again will
return to the *60*8, and do it right
this time.
They don't call Bill Lee the
"SMMinan" fnr iWhina
Ted Simmons of the Cardinals
gets my award in the National
League for having his head on
straight. He refuses to do commercials
for fear of "selliniE out."
be speaks only when necessary and
then be says something profound, 1
he kept his shoulder-length hair for
several years despite harrassment
from his teammates (he cut it
because it took too long to dry) and
he can hit a baseball. From both
sides of the plate. As a catcher, he
is the best in the business. v'
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