Sentences with phrase «baseman as pitcher»

Not exact matches

«I think you've got to be patient as both a batter and a pitcher,» says the 25 - year - old Brett, who was traded to Pittsburgh during the off - season for Second Baseman Dave Cash.

Erratic slugger Phil Plantier, who was signed away from Houston for $ 500,000, and former Padres first baseman Eddie Williams qualify as Detroit's only significant off - season free - agent additions — a rather admirable show of frugality for a franchise that in the last five years spent wildly on middling, past - their - prime free agents such as pitchers Tim Belcher and Mike Moore.

AS FREE AGENTS: Catcher - Infielder DAVE ROBERTS, 29, who hit.238 with the Rangers last season, to a five - year, $ 1.1 million contract with the Astros; Pitcher JOHN D'ACQUISTO, 29, whose 1980 record with the Padres and Expos was 2 - 5, to a four - year deal with the Angels worth $ 1.15 million; and First Baseman LEE MAY, 37, formerly of the Orioles, to a one - year contract with the Royals.

Maybe something from Christy Mathewson (the great and universally respected Hall Of Fame former pitcher who was one of the reporters who suspected the fix) or Eddie Collins, arguably the greatest second baseman of all - time and one of the clean Sox, he's depicted as nothing but a jerk in the movie.