Yet a defeated, slightly sorrowful air hangs over Mr. Din's performance, and the mood is infectious.
During a warm afternoon with occasional bursts of wind, Young, 23, searched for ways to defeat his slightly older opponent.
Then they lost 13 of 20, including two of three at Wrigley Field this week against the woeful Washington Nationals before scoring four runs in the eighth inning Friday to defeat the slightly less woeful Mets, 5-2.
Indeed, we've seen repeatedly over the past two election cycles that the more radical a Republican is, the more likely he or she is to defeat a slightly less radical Republican in a Senate or House primary.
Mr Gill told BBC Wales the defeat was "slightly bizarre".
And the United States team barely exceeded expectations in defeating the slightly favored Polish and German teams yesterday before losing to the eventual champion, Russia, and France.
Two successive defeats have slightly dented the early-season optimism at Palace, although the ambitious Pardew still retains hopes of qualifying for Europe rather than looking down at a potential relegation battle.
With Ashley seemingly determined to bin Pardew at the next bad result, he's done just enough to keep his boss in a job, turning cataclysmic defeats into slightly disappointing draws with late equalizers, the high note of coming from behind making it just too difficult to use the result as justification for a sacking.
With Mike Ashley seemingly determined to bin Pardew at the next bad result, he's done just enough to keep his boss in a job, turning cataclysmic defeats into slightly disappointing draws with late equalisers, the high-note of coming from behind making it just too difficult to use the result as justification for a sacking.
But this time Coach Don Casey's embattled unit was able to fight off defeat, if only slightly.
