Word: hitter
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...thing to rail against astroturf. It's even understandable to get upset about the dreaded domed stadium. And for those purists who like to get involved in the annual wrangle over the designated hitter rule, fine...
There's Mike Greenwell, the closest thing in baseball to Mattingly. And Ellis Burks, who is predicted by many in baseball to be the next superstar. By the way, Wade Boggs is the fourth all-time hitter in baseball history...
There remains among them one cereal-box hero, one shining exception to the inevitability of decay: Nolan Ryan, the greatest strikeout pitcher in history, 16 days my senior and still blessed with the fearsome fast ball that brought him to the cusp of yet another no-hitter this spring. Ryan, I reckon, will be the last survivor in this private tontine, but that honor could also go to Tommy John, baseball's Old Man River. Lured out of retirement like a veteran CIA agent asked to perform a final mission, John, 45, has miraculously emerged as the anchor...
...Tigers finally broke through against Dorrington in the top of the third inning, exploding for eight runs on five hits. The big blows for Princeton were a two-run homerun by designated hitter Brandon Montler and a three-run double by first baseman Brad Remig...
Designated hitter Steve Wright led off the inning with a double, and Rob Fay followed with a homerun to tie the score at two and send the game into extra innings...