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25 The Ford Model T #5036 Daily Warm-Ups: Nonfiction Reading 98 ©Teacher Created Resources Warm-Up / 4 Name ______________________________________________ Check Your Understanding 1. From the context of the passage, what is the best meaning of ecstatic? a. extremely sad c. sorrowful b. uncertain d. filled with joy 2. Which ball club does the author of the passage appear to favor? a. Oakland Athletics c. neither club b. Los Angeles Dodgers d. both clubs 3. From the context of the passage, what is the best meaning of improbable? a. unlikely to happen c. best chance to win b. overwhelming odds in favor d. impossible 4. Who is Vin Scully? a. a baseball announcer c. the Oakland manager b. the manager of the Dodgers d. an Oakland pitcher The Los Angeles Dodgers began the 1988 World Series as underdogs. Although they had good pitching and solid players, their leader, Kirk Gibson, was hurt. He had injured both legs in the National League playoffs, and he was ill with a stomach virus. Gibson wasn’t able to start. When announcer Vin Scully mentioned during the game that Gibson was nowhere to be found on the bench, Kirk sent a note from the locker room to Dodger manager Tommy Lasorda that he was available to pinch-hit. He then went to take some swings in the batting cage. With a one-run lead in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Oakland Athletics brought in their ace relief pitcher, Dennis Eckersley, to hold the lead. They looked unbeatable. Eckersley got two quick outs, and Dodger fans were almost beyond hope as the game seemed about to be lost. Eckersley walked the next batter, Mike Davis, a respected power hitter, in order to face the light-hitting Dave Anderson who was in the on-deck circle waiting to bat. Instead of Anderson, Kirk Gibson limped to the plate. He worked the count to three and two. He was barely able to rotate his body or hold the bat after two awkward swings. Following the advice of a coach, he was looking for a slider. It came. Gibson swung and drilled a line drive into the right field seats to win the game. Vin Scully’s call said it all: “High fly ball to right field . . . she is . . . gone! In a year that has been so improbable, the impossible has happened.” An ecstatic Gibson pumped his fist and limped home. The Dodgers won the series in five games. Dodger fans who remember this game still cheer with glee. From the Past Download 10.24 Kb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: |
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