Baseball, Apple Pie and Sports Cliché
Headline writers were apparently inspired by news that there would be no
Major League strike
By
Jill Rosen
Jill Rosen is AJR's assistant managing editor
Headline writers of America stepped up to the plate--how could they not?--when Major League Baseball struck a deal instead of just striking at the end of August. Though minor league headliners stayed on the straight and narrow, issuing heads like "Strike averted," the real pros batted their clichés out of the park. Here's a sampling:
MSNBC.com
Take the Field!
CNN.com
Safe! Baseball deal done
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
No Strike!
(also: Last-second save)
Tallahassee Democrat
Let's roll to game
Minneapolis' Star Tribune
Safe at Home
(also: Deal covers all the bases)
ABCNEWS.com
Game On
CBSNews.com
Late Rally Saves Baseball Season
Baltimore Sun
Contract has been clinched
New York's Daily News
Hardball--Strike talks down to the wire
Hartford Courant
Baseball Makes the Clutch Play
Houston Chronicle
Baseball avoids self-inflicted bean ball
(also: With strike out, season safe)
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Baseball still in full swing
(also: Game steps to the plate)
New York Post
AND . . . THEY'RE . . . SAFE!
Newsday
Staying in Play
Portland's Oregonian
Strike Cancelled Due to Game ###
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