''If I signed or traded for a
third baseman, that would be my
third baseman,'' Cashman said.
Such plays are no longer everyday occurrences, but in the late 19th and early 20th centuries they were much more common sights, which placed a great emphasis on a
third baseman's ability to execute this most challenging of plays.
Omura singled up the middle off Ryan Glynn (3-5) with two outs and the bases loaded and Softbank added another run in the fourth for a 4-1 lead on a fielding error by Rakuten
third baseman Jose Fernandez at Yahoo Dome.
But remarkably, there is no guidance about how to numerically abbreviate the shortstop,
third baseman, or anybody else who happened to be on the field.
Second baseman Nichole Padasas started the onslaught with a run off an RBI by designated player Shaina Camacho, who likewise scored a run off a hit by
third baseman Madaelene Dumaog at the top of the first inning.
Oregon junior
third baseman Mitchell Tolman leads the team with a .319 batting average, 34 RBIs, 34 runs scored and 15 doubles.
One, by rookie
third baseman Xander Bogaerts, led to both Orioles runs in the 3-2 decision.
According to the New York Post, the slugging
third baseman may be hit with a long ban from baseball today, as Commissioner Bud Selig is expected to announce penalties to A-Rod and other players mixed up with a shady, steroid-linked Florida lab called Biogenesis.
Giants'
third baseman Pablo Sandoval missed the entire month of May, and has played in slightly more than half of his team's games this year.