There was a pennant chase that year that would stick in his craw and the craw of every Phillies fan forever.

The heart of the Byzantine army was the cataphract, a missile-shock soldier who functioned from horseback as an armored, mounted lancer or, with his bow, as a mounted archer. … The cataphract was also well protected by a casque or conical metal helmet, chain-mail armor from his neck to his thighs, and a small shield strapped to his left arm.

Coordinate term: Mary Ellen

The road slopes sharply down at that point.