1.   And not coincidentally, the Braves acquired third baseman Terry Pendleton and first baseman Sid Bream before that season to plug a previously leaky infield defense.

2.   He wanted to improve the infield defense and improve his offense against left-handed pitchers.

3.   How can they improve their infield defense?

4.   However, the defense has been the backbone of the team and the infield defense has been particularly spectacular and is largely responsible for the consistency of the pitching.

5.   Just ask Brian Butterfield, the third-base coach who has the additional assignments of infield defense and baserunning.

6.   On the field, Ventura has been part of what may be the best infield defense in baseball.

7.   Rick Reed, Bobby Jones and Masato Yoshii should especially benefit from the solid infield defense.

8.   Ripken has reluctantly agreed to shift from shortstop to third base so the Orioles can put Mike Bordick at short and improve their overall infield defense.

9.   The money lament is convenient, but it has nothing to do with the fact that the Sox still play poor infield defense.

10.   The infield defense only got worse for the Orioles.