1.   Adrian Mendoza is the first baseman, and freshman J.T. Stotts, from Hart, has won the shortstop position for now.

2.   Alex Rodriguez went to his shortstop position in the eighth inning Tuesday, looked to his left and saw Rich Amaral at second base.

3.   Despite all of the above, most Sox fans and press people believe that Valentin is merely renting the shortstop position until boy wonder Nomar Garciaparra is ready.

4.   Furcal played second base but was moved to his natural shortstop position last season.

5.   Gone are the days when the little guy personified the shortstop position.

6.   If he wanted to, Alfredo Amezaga could probably do a backflip as he ran out to his shortstop position.

7.   I speak of the extraordinary constellation of talent at the shortstop position.

8.   Johnson said last week when Grudzielanek returned, he would reclaim his starting shortstop position from Jose Vizcaino.

9.   Players piled on top of Cresse around the shortstop position.

10.   Rey Sanchez, brought in to compete for the shortstop position, delivered the game-winning hit.