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...Boston could be a dynasty. Or how the Yanks will fare with a new manager, Joe Girardi, and a new boss, George Steinbrenner's son, Hank, a meddler who may manage to bring back the dysfunctional feel of the old Bronx Zoo. And those poor Mets - will their new ace, Johan Santana, help them rebound from last season's historic collapse? Not to mention all the New York players caught up in the steroid morass, in particular Roger Clemens, Andy Pettitte, and now A-Rod - whom Jose Canseco said he introduced to a steroid supplier (Rodriguez has refused to comment...
...hits, and letting in six earned runs. Senior Taylor Meehan led the Crimson offensively with two RBI from the leadoff spot. The second baseman recorded two hits, including a homer in the fourth inning.PRINCETON 3, HARVARD 2The first inning didn’t go as planned for Haviland. The ace hit the second batter of the game, relinquished an infield single, and gave up two extra-base hits while allowing three runs in the inning. That, however, was the only offense the Tigers would generate all game.Haviland surrendered six hits and three runs, while fanning eight in six innings...
...laughing hysterically,” the senior righthander remembers. “I said, ‘I obviously know who you are.’ But he was the nicest guy.” Getting into better shape was the primary offseason goal for Haviland. As the certified ace of the Crimson’s rotation, he was entrusted as a junior with pitching the second, nine-inning game of a doubleheader as opposed to the first, seven-inning game. Early on last season, Haviland would find himself tiring after his usual seven innings—and would sometimes...
...this point it may just be a committee day.”The Crimson currently has three definite starters returning to a staff that led the league with a 4.37 ERA last season. Haviland, the Ivy Pitcher of the Year in 2006, is the team’s ace. Eadington, a lefthander, will follow at the two, and senior Brad Unger will fill the number three slot. Eadington and Unger each recorded an ERA below four for Harvard in 2007.“I feel real good about the three guys I got at the top,” Walsh...
...second game of the day on Saturday, giving up only three runs in his first seven innings. But without an established relief option in the Crimson bullpen, Harvard coach Joe Walsh decided to keep Haviland in for the eighth inning. Fatigue got the best of the Crimson ace, and the Buckeyes tagged him for four runs to take a 7-3 lead.“When you give a good team that many looks at a pitcher it’s tough to keep him in there that long,” Vance said. “Someone...