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...used to sit around and watch my uncle all the time, so I’ve always been banging on stuff, banging on tables, the sink, legs, or even somebody else when I was younger,” he says, drumming his fingers on a bench in Lowell House’s courtyard.Though he played bass guitar in a blues band in addition to studying piano for eight years, Ogunnaike’s true passion, drumming, developed by chance during his freshman year.“One of my friends dragged me to a West African dance class...
...traveled to meet with teams, bulked up, and upped his game. In one of his pro day workouts he managed a time of 4.16 seconds in the short shuttle, 7.09 in the three-cone drill, a 37-inch vertical jump, a 9’4 broad jump, and 18 bench presses.But teams have been concerned with Dawson’s 5’10 frame and mediocre top-end speed. Since bulking up his 40-yard dash has dropped from 4.54 to 4.63 seconds. Although he has done all he can to take care of the size issue, the result...
...more apt) roster reveals 15 pitchers. Further study of the team’s statistics page elucidates that 14 different throwers have seen game action for Yale this season and eight of those have started a game. If suddenly you can’t find six kids on your bench worthy of starting an Ivy tilt on the hill, it shouldn’t be up to the Ivy League office to accommodate your short-handed staff (current...
...little bit more. It seemed like we were battling not only a first-place team, but the umps too.”One play during a tight spot in the fifth inning of game one drew special attention—and criticism—from the Crimson bench. Junior Matt Vance, who had singled and moved to second on a Jeff Stockel sacrifice bunt, represented the go-ahead run in a 2-2 ballgame with junior slugger Steffan Wilson at the plate. As the speedy Vance took off for third, Brown pitched out, with Bears catcher Devin Thomas reaching across...
...please, stop dismissing the DH. Sure, these hitters spent most of their workday on the bench spitting sunflower seeds or chewing tobacco. But what's better: watching Jim Thome bat 500 times a year, or rotund pitcher David Wells trying to sacrifice bunt with the San Diego Padres? And really, is the double switch all that exciting? (New York Mets closer Billy Wagner comes into the game - and will hit sixth in the lineup!) "It's a no-brainer," says Shapiro. So put down your gloves, kids. The DH, thank goodness, is now a genuine...