Word: shortstopped
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...must field. I should qualify that. Batters like, say, Cecil Fielder, play defense in their spare time. Certain natural fielders, though they are not Fielders, are also granted one of those nine vaunted spots on a lineup card. For ten years, Cal Ripken Jr. has held his spot at shortstop for the Baltimore Orioles...
...quick overview of Ripken on defense: Cal holds American League season records for most assists by a shortstop (583); highest fielding percentage by a shortstop (.996); fewest errors by a shortstop (3); most consecutive errorless games by a shortstop (95)... shall I continue? How about holding three of the top 11 fielding percentages by shortstops in major league history...
There's a reason Ripken has attended ten consecutive All-Star games. He is arguably one of the best shortstops of all time. Not a flashy shortstop; not a man who makes the evening news often. Cal's battles are fought in silence, through an unparalleled sense of positioning and a casual completion of every possible out--every...
When he dives, he rises without rush and finishes his job with a perfect throw time after time after time. He makes the position of shortstop seem simple. Watch him for one game and you'll probably notice nothing special. Two games and he seems pathetically average. But over the course of the season, you find yourself asking what's up with that guy at short who never seems to miss...
...general perches at shortstop. General Ripken has maintained his Oriole perch with utter consistency...