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Defense opened the doors: Ozzie Smith--Hall of Famer with a steady glove and a whole lot more.(baseball players)(Interview)
DEFENSE HAS LONG BEEN THE most neglected aspect of baseball. On occasion, the ignorant have even been known to refer to that vital part of the sport as "boring".
Newly elected, first-ballot Hall of Famer Ozzie Smith changed that line of thinking with his style, flair, and hundreds of seemingly impossible plays at shortstop.
Ask anyone who saw the "Wizard of Oz" in action, and they'll recount one memory after another of how Smith stole hits and kept the opposition from scoring with his signature Trap-Eze model glove.
It's often said that Smith made plays no other infielder could hope to pull off. One frequently cited example is the amazing grab ...
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