Word: squibbler
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...They had plenty to choose from, among all the spectacular feats in the sport's 126-year history: making a sensational catch (Willie Mays, 1954), pitching a perfect game (Don Larsen, 1956), smashing a thrilling homer (Bill Mazeroski, 1960, or Carlton Fisk, 1975), hitting a squibbler that took an amazin' bounce (Mookie Wilson, 1986). But they chose one that took no athletic ability at all: walking onto a baseball field at the beginning of a game. When Cal Ripken of the Baltimore Orioles did that on September 6, 1995, he broke Lou Gehrig's iron-man record...
...ploy doomed to fail--time and time again, Rubin flipped her glove to her fielding hand, corralled the squibbler, and threw the runner...
What ensued was a walk, a pair of singles, a pair of grounders that shortstop Hayes couldn't convert to outs, a bunt, and a two-run squibbler to the right of the pitcher's mound...
...Harvard goalie Bruce Durno was just as effective, making the outstanding play when he had to and stopping 21 shots. The 5-6 goal tender prevented one score with a kick save on a weirdly hopping squibbler and drew appreciative cheers for one series of three consecutive saves...
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