Sentences with phrase «at first base»

I was a little nervous at first based on weight.

He has very little value on defense at first base.

So if you don't know that then you're not even at first base because that's going to give you the fundamental emotions.

It's hard to get the necessary reps on a team that's in «win now» mode, especially at first base.

Women love romance so if you can romance a lady, then you're already at first base.

But if the Sox land Bell, they might thereby gain enough hitting to justify using slick - fielding Mike Squires at first base for his defense.

Marwin Gonzalez is now at first base with Gurriel out of the game, and Josh Reddick moved to left, which is why someone at that position just caught a baseball for the Astros.

The Rangers» David Segui played his 1,000 th game at first base on July 16, making him eligible for the alltime fielding leader board.

Part of me also hesitated, thinking of all the obstacles that stand in the way of some kids who seem to start at first base while other kids start on third.

Spithorst was good enough as a sophomore to allow Dylan Carlson to move to the outfield before being drafted in the first round of the Major League Baseball draft by the Cardinals, and continued to anchor the defense at first base while swinging a mighty bat.

Using Desmond at first base would be unconscionably silly.

Would the Cubs have won the World Series with Albert Pujols at first base last year?

Which still leaves some questions: whether Vic Wertz at first base is completely recovered from his 1955 polio attack; whether Bobby Avila can regain some of his 1954 batting skill -LRB-.341); whether Rosen, never a great fielder but once the terror of the league's pitchers, is really over the hill at 31.

Traded to St. Louis two weeks ago, he will play his fourth infield position since being drafted by the New York Mets in 1985, and it's doubtful he can be worse defensively at first base than he was at second, third or shortstop.

There was a nasty collision at first base when Captain Adam «Diet Coke and» Rhum made a nice catch but wandered into the middle of the double bag and David «Dac» Chaimovitz barreled in trying to beat out the throw.

After spending most of his 2016 season as a DH, Santana had a surprisingly OK year with the glove at first base, and the defensive metrics didn't hate him.

At first based almost exactly on the military - type design, variants of the standard truck line were eventually given 4WD and the same «Power Wagon» name.

I'd rather see him get the at bats at first base than Segui.

You have never, at any point in your life, been daydreaming in a hammock and thinking, «Golly, I sure wish base runners could slap the baseball out of a fielder's mitt at first base.»

He could be a relative bargain if a) his 2016 dingerpalooza is for real and b) his defense really is OK at first base.

With two outs in the first inning and Ichiro standing at first base, Robinson Cano hit a ball off the right field wall.

The major con here would be that he would be forcing Wil Myers out of his spot at first base, and while Myers is very much open to that should the Padres end up signing Hosmer the last time he moved to the outfield it... didn't really work out the way it should have, and would not be an experiment to try again.

Camilli, a heavily muscled power hitter who was also an uncommonly graceful fielder at first base, led the league in home runs with 34 and in RBIs with 120 and was named the National League's Most Valuable Player.

At first base Camilli was ready to rush the mound and embrace his pitcher in joyous celebration of this heroic performance.

Even considering that, though, the Red Sox made a weird decision at first base.

The Two fellas stormed into Comiskey park and into our hearts during a game verse the Kansas City Royals and attacked Tom Gamboa at first base.

By the way, that's Robinson Cano at second base and Josh Phelps at first base and....»

On Friday evening — with Cooney standing behind him, looking on from his umpiring post at first base — Clemens allowed the first three Chicago batters to get on base.

New York Mets» shortstop Ruben Tejada left Sunday's game after straining his right quad running out a bunt at first base.

Will Clark — who fell only 119 RBIs short of Rafael Palmeiro, the man he replaced at first base last year — never shuts up.

He signaled to umpire Pulli at first base to throw in another of the prepared balls.

But he's not hitting, and he's not exactly Keith Hernandez at first base.

This might seem like it shortchanges Napoli, but the Red Sox sacrificed having him around guaranteed for 2014 and 2015 in order to see how his hip looks — and how it reacts — to a full season at first base.

The Rangers reportedly offered more guaranteed money than Boston, but Napoli turned that down, likely because that team already has a new starting catcher in A.J. Pierzynski, a new designated hitter in Lance Berkman, and Mitch Moreland at first base once more.

He's limited defensively, and the Dodgers are already set in their corner outfield as well as at first base.

Not only has Nettles proved adept at first base, but he is also hitting a ton.

Oliver will play mostly at first base, but Caro could see action there while getting plenty of plate appearances as a designated hitter.

The fact that they've started working Slater out at first base suggests they're trying to find room elsewhere on the diamond for all their outfield prospects (read: they're totally trading Belt this summer for pennies on the dollar)

The Braves don't have the Bambino, but they do have a babe at first base (rookie Adam LaRoche).

The reengineering of the Indians began in the off - season when Hart signed Julio Franco, who replaced Paul Sorrento at first base, and righthander Jack McDowell, who replaced Ken Hill in the rotation.

Cuban sensation JOSE ABREU has laid claim to all the playing time at first base, and the fans want to see PAUL KONERKO in his farewell tour as DH.

Before we chalk this up to baseball being a jerk, though, let's side - eye Danny Valencia, who was making the 29th start of his career at first base.

After a strike out of Jose Bautista, Russell Martin grounded into a near double play, but as the throw got away at first base, Donaldson raced home with the game winner and the win.

Taking ground balls at first base, Jackson was hardly graceful, but he dived for one ball, stretched and leaped for others, and made most of the plays.

Baylor, who now takes an occasional whirl at first base, leads the team with 25 home runs, 68 RBIs, 84 runs and 18 stolen bases.

Detroit Tigers DH Victor Martinez has made a few appearances at first base this season and you can see why.