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Last year's freshman infield now has a year under its belt and should function even more smoothly as sophomores. Big Mark Bingham hit a solid .383 with 22 rbis while making but one error at first base last year. Rick Pearce (.253 last year) anchors the other side of the diamond, wielding a glove around third base as well as anyone in these parts. Burke St. John hit .323 and was second on the squad in rbis a year ago, and if his fielding improves he could have few peers at shortstop...
Toward the end of Saturday's track meet, one fan turned to another on the infield and said, "Sheesh, they should change the name to the Big Two-and-a-Half...
...solid behind the plate. Larry Bowa (.279) stands above all other major league shortstops in the field, and he teams with Sizemore for an excellent doubleplay combo. In center, Garry Maddox (.291, 74 RBI's) slurps up fly balls like a Hoover vacuum cleaner, and discharges them to the infield just as quickly...
...legs out a good percentage of his hits each year. His speed provides a sure-fire method of breaking a slump: bunting. In fact, he lays down bunts better than anyone since Phil Rizzuto. Once in spring training he challenged a teammate to toss a sweater onto the infield, then rolled a bunt into its enveloping folds. The sweater was moved; he bunted dead center again. More than a dozen times, first on the third-base line, then the first-base side, he put the ball on target...
...grandstand. The clubhouse is strictly for winners. Foxboro has the best benches around, but Suffolk Downs has a nice grass infield where you can recline among the cigar butts and discarded tickets. Wherever you sit, be sure to bring binoculars. They allow you to catch the fix on the back rail, a key to enjoying an afternoon and evening of losing...