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...plays second base, shortstop, third, pitches, plays outfield,” captain Harry Douglas lists. “Coach had him throw a bullpen [session] the other day because he has a really strong...
...prediction of a player’s performance for a season at the beginning of the year. He also has created a model to quantify position scarcity, or the idea that there are more players of high fantasy value that play certain positions (like first base) than others (like shortstop).“I quantify stuff that a lot of other people just guess at,” Swanay says.This quantitative approach continues to gain popularity in fantasy circles, but it has also pervaded the thinking of front offices in professional baseball, along with other sports.More and more, general managers...
...came back with two runs in the bottom of the fourth. Alexander came in as a pinch-runner for Shaw, who drew a walk, and reached home on Pledger’s RBI single. Schellberg, who had reached base on a single, scored on an error by the Kansas shortstop.—Staff writer Kate Leist can be reached at kleist@fas.harvard.edu...
...Tairia Flowers gave her an easy play at first, but she foolishly tried to force the lead runner at second. In softball, you get the sure out. The U.S. had only given up 2 runs in 8 games, so always trust your pitcher to wiggle out of a jam. Shortstop Natasha Whatley dropped the ball, setting up a crucial insurance run for the Japanese. The U.S. team wasn't used to trailing, and the players clearly got flustered...
...responded quickly in the top of the fifth. Reliever Russ Lloyd walked three straight Harvard batters to open the frame and senior Jeff Stoeckel and freshman Dillon O’Neill each knocked two-run singles to put Harvard up 6-5. Stoeckel, who also played solid defense at shortstop, reached base three times in his final game in a Crimson uniform...