Word: shortstops
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Those returnees include reliever David Boehle, first baseman Andrew Hanson, shortstop Pat Boran, outfielder Max Krance and utility man Jon Watterson. These veterans should make the Tigers an odds-on favorite to repeat as Ivy League champions...
...Green has all of its position players returning, as its only loss to graduation was No. 2 starter Stacy Sanders. The experienced infield should be an advantage for Dartmouth, as the veteran combination of junior Kristin King at shortstop and senior Jenny Harsey at second base is one of the best in the Ivy League...
...selected, I took Craig Biggio. Instead of Raul Mondesi, I was relegated to Jeremy Burnitz. And when I thought I had planned everything right, waiting on Troy Glaus until the thirteenth round, only to hear his name called one pick ahead of mine, I could only muster Florida Marlins shortstop Alex Gonzales as a back-up. Glaus hit 47 homers last year. I think Gonzales ended his season in the minor leagues. He should have, at least. When you draft a player who underachieves during the season, you develop a personal hatred for him. But, I'm over last year...
...Washington he left behind more than 250 signed baseballs he'd collected since he was a kid. But he did pack his love of the game. And last Wednesday, the new president hosted a small group of some of America's great players, managers and their wives. Orioles shortstop Cal Ripken and Braves pitcher Tom Glavine dined on veal chop and salad in the old family dining room along with Yankees manager Joe Torre, Cubs skipper Don Baylor and Billy Beane, general manager of the Oakland A's. It's the kind of group that can be put together when...
Last month, all-world shortstop Alex Rodriguez scored himself a hefty 10-year, $252 million contract from the Texas Rangers, and now--as is always the case whenever a big-time free agent cashes in--everyone and his uncle is running around proclaiming that the Apocalypse is upon...