Baseball Lingo
"The Fall Classic"
What is The World Series?
This president asked his entire cabinet to resign in 1979
Who is Carter?
Newspaper section in which Brian Basset, Mell Lazarus & Milton Caniff ply their trade
What are The Comics?
Type of food "the Noid" likes to ruin
What is Pizza?
On some chipmunks, the pouches found here can extend as far back as their shoulders
What are the Cheeks?
Because of sun exposure, outfield seats with no roof over them are called this
The Bleachers
The most presidents, 5--Van Buren, Tyler, Fillmore, Pierce & Buchanan--were alive when he was inaugurated
Who is Lincoln?
One of these might hand Jan Stephenson an iron, but not an ironing board
What is a Caddie?
In a 1987 Smith Barney commercial Teddy Ruxpin, not John Houseman, delivered this tag line
What is "They Earn It"?
The 500 pound tridacna, found on reefs of the Indian & Pacific Oceans, is largest of these bivalves
What are Clams?
Baseball's "hot corner", it's peppered with hard drives, not hot tips
What is Third Base?
The "Tennessee Tailor", he followed "The Great Emancipator"
Who is Andrew Johnson?
The U.S. Dept. of Labor code for this odd job is 139.087-010; no across or down is listed
What is a Crossword Puzzle Writer?
Joining the ranks of Brooke, Cybill & Jaclyn, Cecilia Gouge became the new "Girl" for this shampoo in '87
What is Brett?
These parts of the African elephant act like car radiators, dissipating heat from their vast surfaces
What are the Ears?
Player called a "short man", because he's usually in the game a relatively short time
Who is the Relief Pitcher?
2 of only 3 presidents to attend college west of the Mississippi
Who is Lyndon Johnson & Richard Nixon (& Herbert Hoover)?
When Zelda Fischer charges $50,000, she'll go around the world to find a single client one of these
What is a Mate or a Spouse?
U.S. auto company who in July 1987 ads admitted their error in disconnecting odometers in test cars
What is Chrysler?
Term for a female fox
What is a Vixen?
Add the number of hits & bases on balls a pitcher gives up & divide that by how many innings he plays to get this stat
What is WHIP (Walks and Hits per Innings Pitched)?
He lingered for 2 mos. after being shot & might have survived had doctors located a bullet in his back
Who is James Garfield?
In July 1987, Catherine Woodward became this tournament's 1st ball girl from the U.S.
What is Wimbledon?
Japanese electronics corp. who in July '87 ads apologized for a subsidiary's dealings with the Soviet bloc
Who is Toshiba?
The gecko was named onomatopoetically, from this
What is The Sound it Makes?