Word: mounded
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...operations and the lucrative salaries are staples of the game, the thrill of witnessing a Manny Ramirez homer over the light-towers or a ninth-inning rally must sometimes strike a cool accommodation with the business side that brings the batter to home plate or the pitcher to the mound...
Aaron benefited from a field change. In 1968, the Year of the Pitcher, Aaron, at age 34, hit 29 home runs. After that season, baseball lowered the pitching mound, from 15 in. to 10 in. Advantage, hitters. Over the next five years, Aaron averaged 41 homers. An incredible feat, but it's fair to ask, What would have happened if the mound hadn't been lowered? Bottom line: every era is imperfect. Bonds' is the steroid...
...enough to win, as the Crimson lost a pair of one-run games. Yet the playoff performance couldn’t tarnish an incredibly successful season for the Crimson’s star pitcher. Besides the intense summer rehab, several other factors contributed to her success on the mound, starting with the team defense. “I think [the] defense was instrumental in the way I was able to pitch,” Madick said. “I had a lot of walks early on in the season, and I tended to have a lot of walks...
...second straight outstanding performance on the mound from its ace wasn’t enough to prolong the Harvard softball team’s season.Albany (34-16, 14-9 America East) topped the Crimson, 1-0, in an elimination game in the NCAA Championships at the Hempstead Regional, sending Harvard (31-15, 16-6 Ivy) home despite a second complete game in as many days from junior hurler Shelly Madick.Madick, the Ivy League Pitcher of the Year, threw six innings and allowed just one run, a day after she had gone the distance in a tough nine-inning...
...Officer dispatched to the stadium at 70 N. Harvard St. to take a report of graffiti done to two walls and the infield. Officer also reports that a home plate valued at $200 and a rubber pitching mound valued at $100 were stolen...