POTENT POTABLES IN OTHER WORDS
PHILIPS OR FLAT HEAD
SCREWDRIVER
In Amsterdam a Bruine Kroeg or "brown cafe", specializes in this potent potable
BEER
The Source magazine began a feud with this Detroit rapper & film star, but he put a "Nail In The Coffin" on that
EMINEM
Connie Mack, Mike Scioscia & a disproportionate number of MLB managers played this position where you face your teammates
catcher
He hit the first home run in All-Star game history (take a wild guess)
babe ruth
NYC borough that has the Murray Hill neighborhood
A MANHATTAN
A whiskey and soda is one example of this type of cocktail, also the relatively tall glass in which it is served
HIGHBALL
In 2014 this "NCIS: Los Angeles" co-star ended a 17-year rift with Canibus, with the 2 rapping onstage in Brooklyn
LL COOL J
In 2016 Joe Maddon managed this team to its first World Series title since before his own father was born
chicago cubs
Their home parks have included the Union Grounds, Crosley Field & Riverfront Stadium
reds
Any wan Muscovite
WHITE RUSSIAN
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Asking for a "perfect martini" isn't an impossible demand; it means to use both the dry & sweet types of this
VERMOUTH
The mom of this "Empire State of Mind" & "Hard Knock Life" star told him to apologize to Nas after a very rough diss track
jay-z
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The nickname of this Yankees manager likely came from Kansas City, where he was born
casey stengel
The New York Yankees have won 26 World Series titles; these N.L. birds are a distant second, with 10
cardinals
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A collegiate mascot from West Lafayette, Indiana
BOILERMAKER
In the 1850s Manet painted the drinker of this dangerous liqueur
ABSINTHE
Very little we can quote from his "No Vaseline"--let's just say this man was feeling "cold" toward his ex-NWA bandmates
ice cube
Coach, scout & manager Cal Ripken Sr. spent 36 years in the organization of this major league team
orioles
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Researchers have knocked a point off his record lifetime batting average, reducing it to .366
ty cobb
Paired with "The Master" in a Bulgakov novel
MARGARITA
New Orleanians know the Peychaud's brand of this liquid adds a necessary taste to a Sazerac cocktail
BITTERS
He has ended his feud with 50 Cent & also changed his physique, making his rap name less accurate
fat joe
The manager of 3 teams in the 19th century, he later owned the White Sox; for 8 decades the Sox' field was named for him
(charles) comiskey
"Avian" nickname of 1960s reliever Phil Regan, notorious for "stealing" wins from starting pitchers
the vulture