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...nice things about finally having him in the World Series, after 4,280 games as a very good player and an exceedingly decent manager, is that he brings a sense of both family and history to the Series. When shortstop Derek Jeter threw to first for the final out in the Yankees' A.L.C.S.-clinching victory over the Orioles in Baltimore on Oct. 13, he set off a love-in the likes of which is rarely seen in baseball. Torre openly wept as he embraced his equally teary coaches and players. Later, Torre expressed his love, over and over...
...goes for as many seasons as one is allowed; then the ability to play wanes. But things often get best just before the end. They say that 41-year-old Ozzie Smith, the great Cardinals shortstop, should have quit last year before having to suffer the sight of a better, younger fielder taking his place. Watching the All-Star game last month, one might have agreed when Ozzie let a high chopper play him that he would have charged without blinking a few years ago. But then he made a classic double-play pivot in the sixth and beamed like...
...opportunity in the third inning of the gold-medal game between the U.S. and China. With a runner on first in a scoreless game, she lifted a fly ball deep down the right-field line. As it sailed toward the foul pole, the exuberant 5-ft. 5-in. shortstop crouched low on the base path (so the home-plate umpire could see better, she later explained), then leaped in the air as the ball was ruled fair. The Chinese team disputed the call for 10 minutes, to no avail, and the homer provided the winning 3-1 score, bringing...
Even if Dorothy ("Dot") Richardson hadn't made the Olympic softball team, her place in the sport's history would have been secure: a four-time All-American at UCLA, she has been acclaimed as the best shortstop ever. She entered medical school at the University of Louisville in Kentucky and planned to pursue a career as an orthopedic surgeon. Softball had not yet been added to the Olympic roster, but she continued playing anyway, joining the national champion Raybestos Brakettes in Stratford, Connecticut...
...volumes about Reinhard's commitment to teamwork, her leadership and talent. A perennial All-Ivy selection and the team captain during her senior year, Reinhard starred on the softball diamond throughout her career. Simply put, Reinhard was "The Franchise" for the Harvard softball team; a four-year starter at shortstop, she holds the all-time Harvard records in career hits, stolen bases and runs scored...