1. As he stood on first, perhaps worried sick he would flub a routine grounder, the story goes that DiMaggio sweated straight through his uniform. 2. Atlanta added its final two runs when Colorado second baseman Eric Young threw the ball away on a routine grounder that should have been the final out. 3. Atlanta added its final two runs when second baseman Eric Young threw the ball away on a routine grounder that should have been the final out. 4. Bernard Gilkey reached first, loading the bases, when shortstop Royce Clayton bobbled his routine grounder. 5. Bell hung tough, fouling off three pitches before bouncing a routine grounder to short that should have ended the inning. 6. Abreu lined a double to right and Rolen slapped a routine grounder to shortstop. 7. After Nen relieved John Johnstone and fanned Eric Karros for the second out, pinch-hitter Matt Luke hit a routine grounder to short. 8. Aguilera got two strikes on Tim Raines, only to see him hit a routine grounder to second. 9. Albert Belle chopped a routine grounder to Manto, who matadored the ball, missed badly, and Belle scooted into second base. 10. But they each made two errors on routine grounders in their debuts, though they have since fielded the position well. |
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