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...single game (3) and most bases in a game (15), during a come-from-behind win over Boston College. Murphy led the team with a .350 batting average and finished the year ranked third in the nation in homeruns per game (.390). The graduation of captain Julia Kidder at shortstop and second-basemen Lauren Brown left a gap in the middle infield that may be the only chink in Harvard’s experienced armor. Or, maybe not.“Lauren Brown and Julia Kidder are fantastic leaders…and they can’t be replaced immediately...
...heads into its first World Series, Colorado is a loose, nothing-to-lose crew led by a cadre of green but muscled troops named Troy Tulowitzki (a possible Rookie of the Year at shortstop), Brad Hawpe, Jeff Francis (a 17-9 regular-season pitcher), Garrett Atkins and Matt Holliday (the probable NL MVP), who can still stroll unrecognized down Denver's 16th Street Mall. Then there are the older hands: Helton, speed burner Willie Taveras, Yorvit Torrealba and Kazuo Matsui (of Tokyo by way of New York City, cast off by the Mets...
...the 5-ft. 6-in. (1.68 m) shortstop listened to manager Casey Stengel, who told him he'd be a better shoeshine boy than ballplayer when he tried out for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Phil Rizzuto would not have won seven World Series rings, the American League MVP award in 1950 or election to the Hall of Fame. The Yankee great, nicknamed Scooter, then found his voice as a folksy, rambling and partisan Yankee announcer, calling games until...
...smacking a 95-m.p.h. fastball out of the park. "755 home runs? It's an accomplishment, man," says New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter, noting that there's never been unequivocal proof that Bonds cheated. Before Bonds allegedly started steroids after the 1998 season, he was already bound for the Hall of Fame, having won three MVP awards. In 1996 and 1997, he had 42 and 40 home runs, respectively. And there's precedent for a late-career power surge: Aaron himself...
...Walsh’s rotation. Perlman nearly stole Haviland’s Pitcher of the Year crown for himself, as he led the team in wins and ERA, picking up a spot on the All-Ivy Second Team. Sure, the defense was there. Junior Jeff Stoeckel, replacing sure-handed shortstop Morgan Brown ’06, committed just four errors in 147 opportunities and garnered a league honorable mention. The defense up the middle was solid all season, with Stoeckel and captain second baseman Brendan Byrne turning many a pretty double play and senior catcher Andrew Casey?...