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The Great Infielder Left Off the Lists

“Frisch can knock down more balls with his elbows, knees, chest and head, and by dint of his fleet recovery throw out the runner, than any nine men we know.” – Philadelphia sportswriter Gordon Mackay, 1924 We’ve finished our examination … Continue reading

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The Best Fielding Second Basemen

We move today to the best three-year peaks of defensive play by Giant second basemen, as measured by baseball-reference.com’s, rfield. I explained my methodology here, and looked at catching and first base peaks here and here. While the list of … Continue reading

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