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...cold morning in the middle of February, the greatest baseball player of his generation faced the press in disgrace. Alex Rodriguez, the all-star third baseman with 560 career home runs—about one for every $500,000 in his $275 million contract—had tested positive for steroids, casting a Bondsian shadow over his Ruthian accomplishments...
There exists an inexplicable force in sports, a mysterious element that can be sensed by players and fans alike. Every so often, an enigmatic situation or occurrence drastically changes a contest, and no one knows what exactly happened. The force was present when Red Sox first baseman Bill Buckner was stricken by the “Curse of the Bambino,” botching a ground ball during Game 6 of the 1986 World Series. It was there when the New York Giants defeated the New England Patriots in the closing seconds of Super Bowl XLIII, ruining the Patriots?...
...first team by junior outfielder Jennifer Francis, who led the Crimson with a .311 batting average, hitting .368 against Ancient Eight competition. Sophomore outfielder Emily Henderson, who led the Ivies in stolen bases with 15, was named to the second team. Co-captain and catcher Hayley Bock, sophomore second baseman Ellen Macadam, and junior third baseman Melissa Schellberg, who is also a Crimson sports editor, all received honorable mention. —KATE LEIST
...sophomore Ellen Macadam and Shaw led off with consecutive singles. With Macadam on third and after junior Margaux Black, who pinch ran for Shaw, stole second, the Crimson looked to be in the perfect position to take the lead as Bock came up to bat.Unfortunately for Harvard, Terriers third-baseman Brooke Hudson snagged Bock’s line drive to end the inning and effectively, the Crimson’s season.“If [the hit] had been a foot taller or a foot lower—basically anywhere besides in the girl’s glove?...
...course speed bumps would come–most notably the sudden departure of junior slugger and first baseman Lauren Murphy. But the Crimson absorbed the loss without skipping a beat, as rookie Whitney Shaw took over the starting role with ease...