Word: shortstop
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Jays have never won a pennant, those chokers," he continued. "In 1985, we were up three games to one against the Royals. This was the Royal team with Buddy Biancalana at shortstop and Frank White hitting cleanup. And we lost to them...
...meek shall inherit the earth. In a rational universe, the Orioles (losers of 107 games last year) have no business nipping at the Blue Jays' heels. Aside from their lone star, indestructible shortstop Cal Ripken Jr., the O's represent an amalgam of rookies and major-league rejects. A typical lineup includes six players who have been released or traded cheaply by other teams. | Jeff Ballard, their junk-balling star pitcher, had a career record of 10-20 before this season. Cleanup hitter Mickey Tettleton never clubbed more than eleven homers in a year; in '89 he already...
With the bases loaded, freshman Nick Del Vecchio doubled to leftcenter off Princeton hurler Gary Waslewski for three RBI. The Tigers brought in Dan McPhee, but he didn't bring them any relief. After walking his first batter, McPhee met Crimson shortstop Dave O'Connell, who greeted him with a two-run single. McPhee dug himself out of the inning, but the Tigers couldn't dig themselves out of their hole...
...Shortstop Dave O'Connell is one of the Crimson's players who attacks each game. In addition to batting .292, O'Connell has been stellar in the field with a .932 fielding percentage. A vaccum, a black hole, O'Connell solidifies Harvard's infield and stifles opposing hitters...
Scoop du Jour: In the third inning of the game, Engineers' shortstop Pillan Thirumalaisamy pounded 0-1 Ubert pitch that had hit written all over it. Deep in the hole, O'Connell dove to his left, bent his body to the right and snagged the ball. He then fired to first baseman Rich Renninger to catch Thirumalaisamy by at least a foot...