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...Diego's Steve Garvey; not players with evident Hall of Fame skills like Baltimore's Eddie Murray, Atlanta's Dale Murphy or Milwaukee's Robin Yount. But cinch Hall of Famers on temporary display outdoors: Cincinnati Catcher Johnny Bench, California Outfielder Reggie Jackson, California First Baseman Rod Carew, Philadelphia First Baseman Pete Rose, Philadelphia Second Baseman Joe Morgan, Boston First Baseman Carl Yastrzemski and six pitchers, Philadelphia's Steve Carlton, Houston's Nolan Ryan, Kansas City's Gaylord Perry, the New York Mets' Tom Seaver, Baltimore's Jim Palmer...
...Little Joe is winding down now, but for five seasons, not just the two years he was MVP of the National League, Morgan was the whirlwind in Cincinnati's Big Red Machine, and over his 21-year career he has been the most powerful and productive second baseman since Rogers Hornsby. Morgan meets the simplest Hall of Fame criterion. He was the best second baseman of his era. Even in his dotage, Morgan showed others how to win. Possibly 'his enthusiasm for canonizations is affected by a premonition that Morgan's and Rose's silent partner...
...hero of this first novel is a black third baseman with the Seattle Mariners named Craig Suder. Given the salaries and perks enjoyed by contemporary athletes, Suder's position on and off the field would seem to be enviable. Unfortunately, he has a few problems, including a batting average of .198: "Things are bad. I can't make love to my wife, I can't run bases, and I couldn't get a hit if they was pitching me basketballs underhanded. And my kid hates me. To top it off, I got a bum leg that...
...Brett likes the feel of callused skin against unpolished timber, so the T-85s he orders by the cord from the Hillerich & Bradsby Co. in Kentucky are unstained, pure white bolts of mountain ash, legendary Louisville Sluggers. In order to keep his grip without gloves, the Kansas City third baseman takes tar and slathers every bat like a small town honoring a scoundrel. About the middle of the club, maybe a little higher up than the label, Brett cultivates a sticky reserve for when his palms get especially clammy, like when Goose Gossage is pitching...
There are rules regarding the personal customizing of bats, as Yankee Third Baseman Graig Nettles well knows. Several seasons ago, the barrel of Nettles' bat went off embarrassingly and a spray of little rubber balls shot forth. Nettles was the first man ever to bounce out to the third baseman, the shortstop and the second baseman all at once. Recently in Kansas City, he noticed Brett's bat was duty and mentioned it to Coach Don Zimmer...