throwback

That the good doctor is a throwback is pretty obvious, as is the fact that, for all his devotion, he can’t escape the trends toward for-profit consolidation of healthcare practices and hospitals.

He sent emails to fans and students and delivered verbal messages in every interview he conducted, asking everyone to support the Bruins during a homecoming game in which they will wear Gary Beban-era throwback uniforms.

It was the sort of throwback performance that had all been lost in the modern game.

In a sense, Penn and Teller are a throwback to an era when the team was greater than the individual performer.

For one magically throwback night, indeed they were.