21.   The ball caromed beyond Fryman and Knoblauch onto the infield dirt.

22.   The ball was destined to slither into right field and Soriano prevented it from getting five feet past the infield dirt.

23.   The cropped grass at Phoenix Municipal Stadium was a brilliant green, the infield dirt a rich brown.

24.   The field was a converted cricket field with no infield dirt and no cutouts for the bases.

25.   The infield dirt has been combed smooth and hosed down.

26.   The infield dirt is brightened, Luis Sojo said, and sometimes it is hard to see the baseball off the bat immediately.

27.   The infield dirt around us rolled up in spent spitballs.

28.   The infield dirt, a mixture of sand and clay, is straight from central Florida.

29.   The muddy ball came off the metal bat with a thud, skipping along the grass and dying when it reached the saturated infield dirt.

30.   The sun was shining brightly, the field was gorgeous with the manicured grass as green as a pool table, the tan infield dirt was smartly raked.