Sentences with phrase «centerfield because»

Matt den Dekker is quickly becoming a household name in centerfield because of his speediness...

Maddon didnot go onto the field on Aug. 15 in Texas, but he did take an extraordinarystep, removing B.J. Upton from his position in centerfield because he was angrythat Upton had not run out a grounder in the top half of the inning.

Trammell, who in 15 major league seasons never played a defensive position other than shortstop, will work at third base, first base, leftfield and centerfield because his successor at short, Travis Fryman, took over when Trammell was injured last season — and Fryman is there to stay.

Not exact matches

Lawton is a shrewd pickup because he gets on base -LRB-.366 on - base percentage) and allows manager Joe Torre to put Bernie Williams at designated hitter, Hideki Matsui in centerfield and Tony Womack on the bench.

PETCO, which owner John Moores says «will be the new standard for ballparks,» also boasts an existing factory building incorporated into the leftfield corner; a grassy park area beyond centerfield; and, because of a wacky configuration of walls and seating near the rightfield foul pole, the most mind - blowing corner since Haight and Ashbury.

Because of the 411 - foot right centerfield gap, Klesko, Nevin and rightfielder Brian Giles, all of whom have power that way, may find it difficult to go downtown downtown.