Word: infielder
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...moment Park is impressed but cautious with the play of his young team. "Our defensive infield and our base running are our strengths right now. Overall, we're as far along as I thought we'd be, but we've got a long way to go. It's gonna take a lot of patience...
Rawlings Co. now makes the official major league baseball after a 101-year Spalding reign, and the scuttlebutt is that Rawlings is turning out a rabbit ball. Says Cincinnati Reds Batting Coach Ted Kluszewski: "The ball moves faster through the infield." Adds a baseball executive: "Lay it in the lettuce patch, and it hops...
...Take the infield, for example Last season it was Blunder City, a general eyesore that contributed religiously to the team's dismal .875 fielding average. Three of four infield starters return from last year's squad, but as of now none of them have their old jobs back...
...apparent all-freshman infield of Bingham, Stenhouse, and St. John is completed with first-year man Rick Pierce at third base. Pierce, who graduated from the same high school in Pittsfield Mass, as Baltimore Oriole shortstop Mark Belanger, wields a glove so dexterous that his coach rated him a step below the Oriole great. Last year starter Corby Saunders and muscle man Dave Knoll are fighting it out for the backup spot...
...Park doesn't mind having an infield of kids just getting over their confirmations. "Hey, they're the best kids out there, and they're really going to help us defensively. I've been really impressed with their cool and maturity," Park said...