And Now a Few Words About Our Announcers
Radio and TV baseball announcers seem to have discovered a word that they are overusing and abusing. Every hitter or pitcher not on a good streak is constantly described as “struggling†or “struggling a bit†or “really struggling.†Please, can’t any of you give us some fresh vocabulary--slumping, straining, laboring, having problems, in difficulty, in distress, troubled, pressing, tusseling or many other synonyms.
I think Joe Torre and Reggie Jackson hold two world records--11 “struggles†in one inning, 86 “struggles†in a nine-inning game.
SHEL KAPLAN
Rolling Hills Estates
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