vocab

1. "To the cadence of his relentless chatter, we sprint between the bluelines, coasting through the corners, then sprint again, continuing this way for several minutes."(pg.12)
cadence -a modulation or inflection of the voice
There was a slight cadence in his speech at the ceremony.

2. "When restaurants, sidewalks, and theaters are taken away, when planes and buses, even our charters, are cluttered with press and ubiquitous "friends of the team," when autograph seekers, phone calls from a friend of a friend of a friend, petty crooks armed with out-of-town schedules intrude on our homes, the dressing room remains something that is ours,"(pg.14)
ubiquitous- present, appearing, or found everywhere.
The displeasure of the home crowd was ubiquitous after the opposing team scores a goal.

3." I have become detached and incessantly analytical." (pg. 18)
incessantly- without interruption; constantly.
The man participating in the marathon ran incessantly.

4. "It is a power almost anachronistic in a time when a building's high operating costs demand a close to nightly use as possible"(pg.37)
Anachronistic- belonging to a period other than that being portrayed
The anachronistic nature of the business ensured its failure as it was not as efficient as modern businesses.

5. "He doesn't search eyes, spew out ingratiating blarney, or disarm with enervating praise|."(pg.44)
Blarney- talk that aims to charm, pleasantly flatter, or persuade
The woman was not wooed by the persistent man's blarney.

6."He sees an inextricable link between the months and games of a season-"You can't turn it off and on," he says, as other coaches say."(pg.45)
Inextricable- impossible to disentangle or separate.
The two Lego blocks seemed inextricable as the man was trying to pry them apart.

7. "So Bowman, a pragmatist with the tools any pragmatist would envy, coaches with what he calls a "plan"."(pg.46)
Pragmatist- a person who is guided more by practical considerations than by ideals.
The scientist's speech made it evident that he was a pragmatist.

8."I could sense the curious excitement of the crowd, I could feel its huge vicarious pleasure, but my own excitement was vague, it had no edge to it, as if somehow it wasn't new; as if in fact we had done it before."(pg.68)
Vicarious- experienced in the imagination through the feelings or actions of another person.
The reader felt a vicarious adrenaline rush as the protagonist in the book was pushed off a cliff.

9. " I now have a past that will get longer and more pervasive."(pg.70)
Pervasive- spreading widely throughout an area or a group of people.
The government's pervasive ideals are spread to the public through their controlled media.

10."It is why great players rarely work well together (there can only be one ball or one puck at a time), and are more effective with players of complementary and subservient skills- and so Cashman becomes Esposito's corner man, Jim Braxton O.J Simpson's blocker."(pg.120)
Subservient- less important; subordinate.
The assistant managers subservient attributes led him to never meet the standards of a manager.

11. "Out of an elevator, looking swollen and rumpled, Chartrow, the last to know, asks who won the Islanders game."(pg.125)
Rumpled- give a creased, ruffled, or disheveled appearance to
Bob knew he wasn't going to get the job when he unknowingly arrived to his interview with a rumpled shirt.

12."Old and dirty, not unlike sports neighbor Fenway park, but its quirk unsoftened, uneulogized by the romance of baseball, and what makes Fenway a cherished anomaly makes the garden an embarrassment."(pg.143)
Uneulogized- (not comparable) That has not been eulogized.
Some people feel they want to be uneulogized because they don't feel the need to tell someone how great they were or else they shouldn't attend their wedding.

13."Hey, Lambert, he taunts liltingly,"you should be mad, Lambert, begins to laugh."(pg.198)
Liltingly- rhythmic swing or cadence
The commercial's jingle concluded liltingly.

14."Player's skills and sizes would change, styles of play, the league's enforcing of its rules; never to become some European facsimile, but something new, ours."(pg.265)
Facsimile- an exact copy, especially of written or printed material.
The mischievous student's work was a complete facsimile of an article on Wikipedia. 

15. "Known locally as jovial and outrageous, nationally above all as outrageous, as owner of the Toronto Maple Leafs he is ipso facto a celebrity, and there is nothing he can say or, to change that."(pg.74)
Jovial- cheerful and friendly.
The mother thought the children would enjoy the presence of the jovial clown, but she was so very wrong.