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...carrying what he calls a "tool kit" to the mound in freezing temperatures. Since the cold dries out your hands, it's harder for a pitcher to grip the ball. To try to counteract that, Hershiser says he would poor water down his neck, under his uniform, in the dugout between innings. Then while out on the mound, he'd reach a hand under his collar to keep his hands...
...hate them. Why should I? I love playing against them. I remember when we were getting our [World Series] rings, all of them lined up in the dugout clapping. That is respect right there. When people respect you, you've got to respect them...
...Byrne’s focus was on a two-game sweep of Dartmouth to give his team the best chance to extend its season. And although a 2-1 loss in the first game made the second one irrelevant, his still made a difference with his leadership in the dugout...
...lucky to pitch himself out of a fifth-inning jam. After allowing the sixth-inning home run, Eadington then hit Brown outfielder Ryan Murphy with a pitch. The plunking escalated the tension in an already emotional contest.Both benches were vocal throughout the game, and the Harvard dugout repeatedly expressed its displeasure with the work being done by the home-plate umpire. “I felt that the [umpire] was having a real tough time,” Walsh said. “It was on both sides but seemed to affect us a little bit more calling strikes...
...plate. As the speedy Vance took off for third, Brown pitched out, with Bears catcher Devin Thomas reaching across his body for the ball outside. But the home plate umpire saw it differently, calling Wilson out on strikes and garnering a loud response from the visitors’ dugout. Assistant coach Todd Carroll offered the angriest reaction and received the strongest rebuke, as the home-plate umpire made a quick move to eject him.“I have never seen a call like that before—that’s what really got our bench roaring...