Word: batterer
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...coming off two strong outings the past two weekends—hit a speed bump. The Bulldogs put the first two runners on base on soft singles, and moved them into scoring position with a sacrifice bunt. Morgalis induced catcher Eric Rasmussen to pop up, but hit the next batter to load the bases...
...Crimson offense repeatedly got runners on base, but could not seem to get the one extra hit to win the game. For 12 innings. That’s 12 more innings. In the top of the 12th, Brotemarkle surrendered a lead-off single, but then got the next Tiger batter, Kristin Lueke, to hit into a fielder’s choice. Lueke stole second, and Brotemarkle walked Wendy Bingham to put runners on first and second...
...just couldn’t get in a rhythm,” Morgalis said of his rough start. “I like to get the ball back and just go to the next pitch. It keeps your defense in it, and it kind of keeps the batter guessing...
...market spotlight but also in a brand-new position. Since his job at shortstop was already taken by the beloved if defensively inferior Yankees captain Derek Jeter, ARod, desperate to abandon the train-wreck Texas Rangers, agreed to play third. More challenging than standing 40 feet closer to the batter will be playing in an atmosphere where anything other than a World Series victory is considered failure. If he can succeed at that, the sport's best player could finally give baseball a Michael Jordan--size star, as long as people outside New York City can celebrate another happy Yankee...
Mann recounts the event with a slight smile on his face—describing how he and his batterymate amazingly ended up striking out the batter on the next pitch, only to hear a mysterious, excruciating “pop” in his arm on a routine throw to third—but the residual disappointment manages to show through the pleasantries...