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...Centerfield? No way - for every Andruw Jones, there's a Nook Logan (Washington Nationals) and Chris Duffy (Pittsburgh Pirates). First base? Give me Albert Pujols, you take Conor Jackson (Arizona Diamondbacks) and Casey Kotchman (Los Angeles Angels...
...that's a good thing. It's time to stop the griping, and appreciate the DH position for featuring the game's brightest offensive talent. Though the current DHs are by no means Gold Glovers, they are no longer one-dimensional hitters. The game's current obsession with on-base percentage, driven by Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane's stat-driven Moneyball methods, demands that they hit for power and average, and draw walks. "The skill that has the longest shelf life is on-base percentage," says Beane. "And the DH allows you the opportunity to continue...
...Torn by tragedy and wilted under the unsparing klieg lights of the national and international media, Virginia Tech finally showed herself on a grassy hillside along the third base line of English Field. Hundreds of families, college students, and local little leaguers sat on blankets, ate hot dogs, drank Diet Coke, and cheered the Virginia Tech Hokies as they took on the University of Miami in a Friday night baseball game. It was the first sporting event since the Monday murders...
Even with Byrne and Prince leading the offensive effort, it was not enough for Harvard to pull ahead of the Eagles. For the remaining five innings, the Crimson placed only two more runners on base...
...last two seasons. “He’s got our number,” Walsh said. “Everytime we run into BC he’s on the mound and he’s pretty darn good.” Despite putting nine runners on base, the Crimson could not find an answer for Ratliff when it counted. “We had a lot of hits,” Harvard captain Brendan Byrne said. “We didn’t string any together. It was frustrating.” BEARING DOWN The Crimson...