O tempura, o morays! or, Who needs an editor when you halve a spell chequer?

[Mark A. Mandel]

While idly cruising through today's New York Times sports section, I
metaphorically drove into a foot-deep pothole. In an article by Lee Jenkins
titled "Stopping, Popping Those Jerseys"
(http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/22/sports/ncaabasketball/22uniforms.html),
four paragraphs from the end, I blew my suspension on the following:
    >>>>>
Power forwards who muscle inside for contested dunks are more likely to grab
two fistfuls of fabric and thrust them forward violently. And when midmajor
teams claim landmark victories, it is not uncommon to see the captain with
his thumbs tucked inside his jersey, either pulling it taught or flapping it
in front of fans.
  <<<<<

"Pulling it taught"?! Is anyone watching the store there?

-- Dr. Whom, Consulting Linguist, Grammarian,
    Orthoepist, and Philological Busybody
    a.k.a. Mark A. Mandel
    [This text prepared with Dragon NaturallySpeaking.]