Word: catcher
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...After a David Wells tirade against a fellow player for a botched play, Torre calmly explained to the brawling, beer-swigging pitcher that he owed his teammates an apology. Even at the very end of the season, when they were embarrassing the Padres in the Series, there was catcher Joe Girardi, squatting on the field while pitchers nailed his body with wild throws that he could block only with his body--a practice drill-hazing ritual that most catchers perform only during spring training...
...athletes who experiment with creatinefine it helpful, however. Senior Jason Keck, a5'11", 185-pound catcher on the baseball team,says he used creatine last spring but stoppedtaking it after one month...
...they also placed a lot ofimportance in playing their respective sportsduring the offseason to improve their level ofcompetition. For example, Keck says he wassatisfied with his offseason workouts after heusing creatine, but he was not happy that he spentmost of the summer in the dugout behind anall-star catcher in the Cape Cod summer league...
...catcher, I work on squatting,long-distance running and lifting weights toimprove my foot-speed and quickness for lateralmovement to block balls in the dirt," he says."But the best way to get better at throwing outbaserunners is to just practice long tosses towork on arm strength...
...have always relied on regular lifting andrunning," Lewis says. "Everybody's goal is to bephysically stronger than their opponent, and someguys feel that, by taking performance enhancers,they can have an edge. I can see the reasoningbehind using them."Crimson File PhotoA LITTLE KECK: Senior JASON KECK saysCreatine and catcher...