Faces buried in a newspaper, pens in hand, Scott Atchison, Jeremy Hefner and Scott Rice spend their mornings racing to finish the daily crossword puzzle before first pitch.

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Scott, on the other hand, assembled his team capriciously, from old-friends, casual acquaintances, and hangers-on.

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But the confusion surrounding the current round of modifications has strengthened the hand of Mr Scott and the others.

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Scott clutched the bill tensely in his hand, which he held pinned to his rib cage.

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Scott also had a standard-issue Omega Speedmaster on hand with a stopwatch function, but its dial was dark, and the markings and buttons small, Bonhams said.

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When Boeing's sales fell behind those at Airbus as the market picked up, he got rid of Toby Bright, his right-hand man for 20 years, and replaced him with Scott Carson.

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Wardlaw was on hand to double the advantage on 25 minutes when Hedgemen goalkeeper David Scott could only parry McQuade's attempt into the striker's path.

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Daggers skipper Arber's penalty was saved by Roche but the ball deflected into the path of Scott, and although his initial effort struck the post, he was on hand to turn in the rebound.

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