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...Vance] came in here as an infielder. We have been, as best we can, trying to work him a little bit in the outfield,” Walsh said. “We’ve got a lot of depth in the infield this year. With his speed and his athleticism, we’re thinking of converting him just to get his bat in the lineup...
...crack of a bat, the pop of a glove, the infield chatter—these are the sounds that define him. His voice registers only the number of outs in an inning, though he might encourage a teammate at the plate in a clutch situation. On the field, the voice is secondary; the glove and the bat speak...
Remember “The Catch”? Willie Mays, racing back into the bowels of the cavernous centerfield at the Polo Grounds and reaching out to cradle in a 450-foot blast with his back to the infield? The ball was hit by Cleveland’s Vic Wertz in the top of the eighth of Game 1 of the 1954 World Series with runners on first and second and nobody out in a 2-2 game. Needless to say, the runners didn’t score. The Giants won the game, and went on to win the Series...
...Clubhouse is a boy's parents' fantasy, then life as we know it (ABC, Thursdays, 9 p.m. E.T.) is about a girl's parents' nightmare: three high school guys who care more about scoring with girls than on the infield. "They say boys think about sex every 15 seconds," says Ben (Jon Foster). "I think about it every five seconds." For life, this is the fundamental truth of teen boyhood--who can argue?--and the stories are all about sex, its pursuit and its complications. Handsome jock Dino (Sean Faris) has a girlfriend but can't get her to have...
Anchoring the pitching staff, lining the middle of the infield, and offering the best cheers from the outfield, the class of ’04 came a long way from last year’s turmoil and frustration. Brotemarkle, Williamson, shortstop Rachel Goldberg and outfielder Monica Montijo donned their Crimson uniforms for the last time yesterday for a team that proved to be scrappy, determined and united...