Word: mounds
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...mound, freshman Heather Brown has been stellar as well, compiling a 2-0 record with a 1.66 ERA in 25 innings of work. Sophomore Rachel Saltzman (2-1, 2.63 ERA) has been equally effective, scattering eight hits over 13 innings...
...Crimson should be equally strong on the mound. Senior co-captain Jana Meader, Walker and sophomore Rachel Salzman each saw significant action last season...
Sure, the quality of play would suffer, she admitted--the Drysdales and the Aarons have certainly lost some of their "pop" at the plate or their "zip" at the mound. But even a field full of gray-beards beats a vacant lot of a diamond. Right...
Twenty years ago, the players didn't grab their crotches on national television to show up their opponents (i.e., Ken Griffey, Jr.) or charge the mound every time a pitch came near them...
There was joy in Mudville, which had become the collective name for the 26 major league cities. Fans packed the stadiums on the first day of the "second season." Atlantans heralded the return of Greg Maddux by ringing the pitcher's mound with roses; the Montreal faithful threw small packets of money (Canadian money, but still . . .) toward their low-paid, first-place stars; and a few of Philadelphia's famously cranky spectators actually applauded their own team. In Kansas City, Vince Coleman was greeted with affectionate firecrackers; Cleveland stalwarts shied welcome-back corked bats at Albert Belle. In Toronto, fans...