2 QUOTES WITH «BASEMEN»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
basemen.
Old third basemen become first basemen, and old first basemen become designated hitters.
Clubs are taking away the steal of home. Not only are more pitchers throwing out of the stretch position, but more third basemen are playing closer to the bag. But another reason why nobody does it much anymore is that some guys, no matter how fast they are, just aren't comfortable trying to steal home.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BASEMEN»
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basemen in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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Basemen: Webster's Quotations, Facts and Phrases
Proceeds from this book are used to expand the content and coverage of Websters Online Dictionary (www.websters-online-dictionary.org).
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Tom Greve, Britannica Digital Learning, 2013
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The Runmakers: A New Way to Rate Baseball Players
Fielding is more important in relation to hitting for shortstops and second
basemen than for first basemen and third basemen. The latter two have fewer
balls hit to them because they play closer to the baselines. Third basemen,
however, have ...
Frederick E. Taylor, 2011
4
The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract
What if we take the putouts of a team's first basemen, and subtract the assists of
the other infielders—the assists of the team's second basemen, third basemen,
and shortstops? Once I had reached the point of asking that question and
checking ...
5
The Baseball Drill Book
The fungo hitters on the left side of home plate hit to the first basemen and the
shortstops. The fungo hitters on the right side hit to the third basemen and second
basemen. Procedure The drill begins with each fungo hitter hitting ground balls to
...
6
Tales from First Base: The Best, Funniest, and Slickest ...
2 SLUGGERS Many of the greatest slugging feats in baseball history were
accomplished by first basemen. For instance, of the twenty-five men with 500 or
more lifetime homers, nine were first-sackers (by our definition) and of the top
thirty ...
Brad Engel, Wayne Stewart, 2013
7
America's National Pastime: A Study of Race and Merit in ...
By applying the old man hypothesis, five first basemen were removed from the
pool. 23. The significance of the YRS variable in equation #2 also disappeared
with the elimination of veterans who had ten years or more experience. This is to
be ...
8
Coaching Baseball For Dummies
Use the following drills to help your first basemen practice scooping up all kinds
of throws. Crazy-angle throws In this drill, your young first basemen practice
getting to the bag quickly and setting up to receive infield throws. What you need:
A ...
The National Alliance For Youth Sports, 2011
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A Game of Inches: The Stories Behind the Innovations That ...
The stretches now performed by first basemen are quite another matter. First of
all, what constitutes a stretch is a matter of degree. There are vague claims that
Charles Comiskey or Cap Anson may have originated the stretch (William P. Akin
, ...
Ross Barnes and Wes Fisler of the Athletics of Philadelphia, were the leading
second basemen of their day according to the old record from 1S71 to 1872,
inclusive. □Barnes led in 1ST1 and 1872 and in 1X75 and 1876 and Fisler was
the ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BASEMEN»
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basemen is used in the context of the following news items.
Pollock named to NL All-Star team
Pollock will join D-backs first basemen Paul Goldschmidt as All-Star teammates for the second time in their careers after participating in the ... «Tucson News Now, Jul 15»
Cabrera named All-Star starter but won't play
All-Star starters, chosen by fan voting, were announced Sunday night and Cabrera held his position atop first basemen for the third consecutive ... «The Detroit News, Jul 15»
Yankees All-Stars: Teixeira, Betances yes, A-Rod no; Gardner to …
... second among AL first basemen in home runs (20), doubles (16) and on-base percentage (.356), he did not crack the top 5 in the fan voting. «ESPN, Jul 15»
Dodgers All-Stars: LA gets four, deserved a couple more
Only two NL first basemen -- Paul Goldschmidt and Anthony Rizzo -- have a superior OPS to Gonzalez's .884. WHO DESERVED TO BE ... «ESPN, Jul 15»
No Dozier? Really?
Jose Altuve and Jason Kipnis are also excellent second basemen. But if the American League can fit Brock Holt onto the roster, the system ... «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Jul 15»
Pirates claim 1st basemen Travis Ishikawa off waivers
The Pittsburgh Pirates have brought a familiar face back to the clubhouse, claiming Travis Ishikawa off waivers from the San Francisco Giants. «Pittsburgh Sun Times, Jul 15»
Houston Astros Loaded With Future First Basemen
The Houston Astros might have one of the best records in the American League, but there is still more talent to come. When the team called up ... «CDA News, Jul 15»
RICK CLEVELAND: Southern Miss' Dozier deserves to be an all-star
Brian Dozier of Fulton and Southern Miss ended last week as the American League leader among second basemen in just about every statistic ... «SunHerald.com, Jun 15»
D-backs' Goldschmidt cruising to NL All-Star lead among first basemen
Goldschmidt currently holds 7,341,683 votes, more than doubling his next-closest competitor among first basemen in Adrian Gonzalez of the ... «Arizona Sports, Jun 15»
Tampa Bay Rays MiLB Recap: A Huge Day for First Basemen
It seemed a little strange that Brent Honeywell and Jace Conrad were promoted to Charlotte while Casey Gillaspie was left behind in Bowling ... «Rays Colored Glasses, Jun 15»
