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Deficient defenders: many players have earned reputations as "good hit, no field" performers.(descriptions of play of baseball players)
BREVITY BEING THE SOUL OF WIT, no memorable baseball quotation comes close to matching the verbal economy, elegance and exactitude of Mike Gonzalez's classic scouting report of the 1920s that described a young Moe Berg as "Good field, no hit."
Sure, there's "Nice Guys finish last," but that's an ingenious sportswriter's embellishment of what Leo Durocher actually said, which was that the New York Giants were in last place despite being nice guys. Besides, it's far more disputable than Berg's proven inadequacy at bat, attested by his .243 average over 15 major league seasons, first as an infielder before being converted into a catcher.
It's a shame. Many ...
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