Sentences with word «centerfielder»

In 1995 Atlanta hit a weak.250 during the regular season as centerfielder Marquis Grissom, rightfielder David Justice and first baseman Fred McGriff all had off years at the plate.
Byrnes also signed third baseman Ryan Roberts (16 home runs, 15 steals) as a free agent in 2008 and traded for centerfielder Chris Young when Young was just a White Sox prospect.
If there isn't a strike, he'll be called up in September, and it's a good bet that Byrd will be the Phillies» Opening Day centerfielder in 2003.
New centerfielder Lance Johnson, signed from the White Sox in December, is one of the top defensive outfielders in the game and the best the team has had in center since Del Unser 20 years ago.
In Clayton Valley's March 30 win over Pittsburg, one gem came when centerfielder Chad Treppa made a highlight - reel shoestring catch.
Fielder, Fryman and centerfielder Chad Curtis are proven run producers.
«Everyone's getting a preview of how awesome this team is going to be, «says Twins centerfielder Torii Hunter, «but we're not giving up on thisseason just yet.»
On April 11 Dodgers centerfielder Marquis Grissom incensed the Diamondbacks by stealing second in the fourth inning of a game Los Angeles led 8 - 0.
In fact, centerfielder Lenny Dykstra is as solid as a rock after a conditioning program that left him looking, in one teammate's words, like «Lenny Canseco.»
Jim Rome On Showtime, Season 2, Episode 10: Pittsburgh Pirates centerfielder Andrew McCutchen says «just ask» to take a photo instead of trying to sneak one, because he'll know and you'll look ridiculous.
The key off - season moves were signing centerfielder Carlos Beltran (right) and switching Mike Piazza back to catcher to take Jason Phillips's bat out of the lineup.
Even withholdovers such as centerfielder Vernon Wells and ace Roy Halladay, the emphasisis on the team's future.
Centerfielder Chris Singleton, 27, led all major league rookies with a.300 batting average, and first baseman Paul Konerko, 24, hit for both average -LRB-.294) and power (24 homers).
The former Minnesota Twin centerfielder is having a pretty good year so far, hitting.303 with 5 stolen bases.
«Our rotation last year was suspect, to say the least,» says centerfielder Vernon Wells.
Look for New York — which has MVPcandidates in centerfielder Carlos Beltran and third baseman David Wright and ared - hot leadoff hitter in shortstop Jose Reyes — to cruise home, especially with26 of its final 33 games against teams with losing records.
Told of Smoltz's anointing of the Birds as baseball's top team, Orioles centerfielder Brady Anderson offered a one - word reply: «Cool!»
Centerfielder Lance Johnson followed, and while he could hit, he was never known for his eye or patience.
Reds centerfielder Deion Sanders, 29, sat out the entire»96 season to devote himself full time to the Dallas Cowboys.
When the San Francisco Giants pay centerfielder Bobby Rayburn $ 40 million to lead their team to the World Series, no one is happier or more supportive than # 1 fan Gil Renard.
Now that Indians president Hank Peters has fired manager Doc Edwards, his next move will probably be to trade centerfielder Joe Carter.
«He's a 26 - year - old switch - hitting centerfielder with high on - base, high slugging, accomplished enough to hit in the middle of our order right now, and that's a rare player,» says first - year Los Angeles G.M. Paul DePodesta, who points out that Bradley won't become a free agent until after the»07 season.
The intrepid Ohio entrepreneur convinced «Joltin Joe» DiMaggio to stump for Mr. Coffee, even though the legendary centerfielder never touched the stuff it brewed.
When centerfielder Al Bumbry, getting a rare start in place of the slumping Kevin McReynolds, missed his cutoff man, Clark came around third.
There were others who came back to St. Paul each spring as surely as the lilacs: Earl Naylor, a smooth centerfielder; Ferrell Anderson, a husky catcher whose biceps bulged from short - sleeved flannels; Phil Haugstad, a 20 - game winner whose hitting was so anemic that Johnny Hutchings, the fat Indianapolis reliever, once pitched his glove to him.
Alderson had peddled reserve outfielder Felix (the Other) Jose, who had been filling in for the injured Henderson, and two more minor leaguers to St. Louis for centerfielder McGee, whose.335 average with the Cardinals may well be good enough to win the National League batting race — at just about the time McGee swings into the American League Championship Series.
Centerfielder Devon White is quality trade bait despite having been sent to Triple A Edmonton on July 6, but the Angels will need great pitching even to reach.500.
In addition to the re-signing of third baseman Kevin Seitzer, the Brewers» leader and best player, Bando's other big off - season move was to acquire centerfielder Chuck Carr from the Marlins to bat leadoff.
Pan Am has only one player who might reasonably be coveted by the professionals, 22 - year - old senior Centerfielder James Tyrone, and he was passed over in last year's draft.
And when Martin benched Murphy, a brilliant centerfielder and the team's RBI leader, for one game last month for misjudging a fly ball, he took his lumps from the press and, through the press, from some players.
«I think it hurt Toby,» Indian Centerfielder Rick Manning says.
With his team a surprise contender, high - priced centerfielder KenGriffey Jr. isn't going anywhere.
The next batter was centerfielder Gary Pettis, who had had only three RBIs all season and had stranded all 36 of the runners who were in scoring position when he came to the plate.
Another question Rose fielded all spring concerned centerfielder Davis, and Pete's standard answer was, «He's the most talented guy I've ever played with.»
In the following inning Bowie centerfielder Fernie Gomez, his back to home plate, preserved the tie by running down a long drive with a catch that his teammates would recognize in Willie Mays's famous World Series play five years later.
«He's going to be a good player — 15 homers, a decent centerfielder — but he isn't the great player everyone thought,» says one scout...
Philadelphia Centerfielder Garry Maddox and Rightfielder Bake Mc - Bride stood transfixed as the ball fell between them.
The speedy centerfielder (who only recently played enough games to qualify for the league leaders) ranks second in the American League with a.338 batting average while leading the league with 19 steals.
If the National League has a more promising star than the Astros» Glenn, he's Reds centerfielder Eric, who was named the NL Player of the Month for July.
To get that production the Padres need Klesko, 32, centerfielder Jay Payton, 31, and first baseman Phil Nevin, 33, to avoid the injuries that have plagued them in recent years.
The Orioles scored once in the sixth, thanks to a ball centerfielder Andruw Jones misplayed into a triple, and twice in the seventh, courtesy of a two - run homer by Anderson that hit the screen attached to the foul pole.
They signed free - agent leftfielder Rickey Henderson and pitcher Bob Tewksbury, traded for first baseman Wally Joyner and re-signed third baseman Ken Caminiti and centerfielder Steve Finley.
Red Sox atTwins In the Grapefruit League opener for both teams, the Coco Crisp era officiallybegins for Boston, two months after centerfielder — cult hero Johnny Damon, newrazor in hand, defected to the Yankees.
If the Mets are going to break the Wilpon budget for a free agent, getting a true centerfielder would make more sense.
As a freshman centerfielder at Auburn, Jackson struck out 21 straight times before cracking his first hit.
There is no true leadoff hitter, and while kids like five - tool rookie centerfielder Ruben Mateo, third baseman Tom Evans (who beat out highly - touted prospect Mike Lamb with a strong spring) and Kapler have plenty of potential, only Kapler is proven at the big league level.
In addition to Gonzalez, the Rangers lost third baseman Todd Zeile (24 homers, 98 RBIs) and centerfielder Tom Goodwin (39 stolen bases) to free agency.
As a team with one remaining lineup hole and one of the few centerfielders that Cespedes would actually improve on defensively, though, there probably isn't a better fit.
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