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...Shortstop Eric Weissman was hit by a pitch to lead off the inning, and Jim Mrowka singled to put runners on first and second. Mike Hill then sacrificed both runners along, which set the stage for Marcel Durand's base-hit that scored two runs. The Crimson knocked home two more runs on Dan Scanlan's triple and Nick DelVecchio's double...
...infield is anchored by last year's leading hitter, junior second baseman Jim Mrowka, who hit .305 while also leading the team in fielding with 86 assists. The other half of the Crimson's double-play tandem will most likely be Pat Hegarty, a slick-fielding shortstop who impressed in limited action last year...
...good baseball team is strength up the middle--the catcher, second baseman, shortstop and centerfielder...
...team's general counsel and is now, at 42, general manager of the sport's dominant franchise. Says Alderson: "We needed to build up a scouting system, develop quality players in our farm system and expand it." From the farm came a bumper crop: Canseco, McGwire and wizard shortstop Walt Weiss, who would be voted American League Rookies of the Year...
...batters earned 3% more bases on balls than in 1930, but struck out 75% more often. Flash, not finesse, is the hallmark of modern, macho baseball, where a slugger would rather corkscrew himself into the batter's box on a swinging third strike than ground out meekly to the shortstop. This all-or-nothing attitude is catnip to Ryan, whose fast ball ! still approaches stock-car speeds. The hitters say, "Show me" -- and he shows them...