Next year is going to be an entirely different case. The average salary for a major-league shortstop is not 1.35 million. Why should I play for that.
Quotes about shortstop (16 Quotes)
But it's the infield to me. I play first as though I were a third baseman or a shortstop. I pride myself on my defense. I pay a lot of attention to it.
For me, he's the best shortstop in baseball now. No doubt about it. He hits for power. He catches the ball. He's played in 900 straight games. What else can I say That's special.
We have him as one of the top guys in all of baseball. He's very sure-handed, consistent, with good range and he's fun to watch play shortstop.
We almost laugh when somebody tries to drag bunt on Evan because its been money in the bank. Hes real good at that. And our shortstop is not a deep-in- the-hole guy, so Evan makes up for a lack of arm strength at shortstop with his range.
Since he is not a pitcher and he's a shortstop, it was worth at least trying to rehabilitate the shoulder. If he doesn't get any better in the next couple of weeks, we will go ahead and operate.
Our hearts kind of stopped because Mitch is money in the bank at shortstop.
I don't think we'd have survived the season without having a shortstop that can produce. He's proven he can do that for a long time.
I was a pitcher, shortstop and outfielder, and the Yankees tried to sign me out of high school as a first-round draft pick in 1981. I turned them down to go to college.
He could play outfield, first base or even shortstop. He'd definitely compete at all those positions. He's certainly not afraid of any adversity.
These are the saddest of possible words, Tinker-to-Evers-to-Chance. Trio of Bear Cubs fleeter than birds, Tinker-to-Evers-to-Chance. Ruthlessly pricking our gonfalon bubble, Making a Giant hit into a double, Words that are weighty with nothing but trouble, Tinker-to-Evers-to-Chance. This brief poem, immortalized the Chicago Cubs' double-play combination Shortstop Joe Tinker, second baseman Johnny Evers, and first baseman Frank Chance.
I am a lefty, though I bat right-handed... When I was a kid I pitched, played first, outfield and shortstop as well. Now it's mainly softball with some friends.
I don't know where this franchise would be if not for his services. He's impacted a number of wins that we've had, played great second base and done a credible job at shortstop. He's always ready to play, has a tremendous attitude and is full of energy. We should sign him to a long-term contract.
The fact that she's a successful lawyer doesn't mean she's going to do a good job as a Supreme Court justice. To use a baseball analogy, just because somebody is a good shortstop doesn't mean you put him in as a pitcher.
It's tough for Izzy. This guy worked so hard and on a lot of clubs he'd be a starting shortstop. You watch him on the practice field and see the passion he has for baseball. He loves it. It's just a bump in the road for him. He'll get healthy.
Nobody ever won a pennant without a star shortstop.