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Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball fielding position between second and third base. Shortstop is often regarded as the most dynamic defensive position in baseball, because there are more right-handed hitters in baseball than left-handed hitters, and most hitters have a tendency to pull the ball slightly, so more balls go to the shortstop than any other position. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the shortstop is assigned the number 6.
Doc Adams of the Knickerbockers created the concept of the shortstop position, according to Thorn and Baseball Hall of Fame researcher Freddy Berowski. In the first five years the Knickerbockers played, the team fielded anywhere from eight to eleven players. The only infielders were the players covering each of the bases; if there were more than eight players, extra outfielders were sometimes used. The outfielders had difficulty throwing baseballs into the infield, because of the balls' light weight. Adams' shortstop position, which he started playing at some time from 1849 to 1850, was used to field throws from the outfielders and throw to the three infielders. With the advent of higher-quality baseballs, Adams moved to the infield, since the distance the balls could travel increased. Adams had a long playing career with the Knickerbockers: he remained a player with the team until 1859.
Derek Sanderson Jeter ( /ˈdʒiːtər/; born June 26, 1974) is an American baseball shortstop who has played 18 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees. A five-time World Series champion, Jeter has been a central figure of the Yankees during their success of the 1990s and 2000s due to his clubhouse presence, on-field leadership, hitting ability, and baserunning. He is the Yankees' all-time career leader in hits (3,155), games played (2,472), stolen bases (342), and at bats (10,066). His accolades include twelve All-Star selections, five Gold Glove Awards, four Silver Slugger Awards, two Hank Aaron Awards, and the Roberto Clemente Award. Jeter is the all-time MLB leader in hits by a shortstop, and the 28th player to reach 3,000 hits.
The Yankees drafted Jeter out of high school in 1992, and he debuted in the major leagues in 1995. The following year, he became the Yankees' starting shortstop, won the Rookie of the Year Award, and helped the team win the 1996 World Series. Jeter continued to contribute during the team's championship seasons of 1998–2000; he finished third in voting for the American League (AL) Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award in 1998, recorded multiple career-high numbers in 1999, and won both the All-Star Game MVP and World Series MVP Awards in 2000. He has consistently placed among the AL leaders in hits and runs scored for the past ten years, and since 2003 has served as the Yankees' team captain.
Actors: William Mapother (actor), David DeLuise (actor), Robyn Lively (actress), Greg Brown (actor), David Henrie (producer), Candice Azzara (actress), David Henrie (writer), David Henrie (director), Alonso Alvarez (producer), Alonso Alvarez (writer), Alonso Alvarez (miscellaneous crew), William Yeh (editor), Nick Bergthold (producer), Kyle Heller (producer), Nathan Blaiwes (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Family, Short, Sport,Actors: William Shatner (actor), Narada Michael Walden (composer), Brian Evans (producer), Brian Evans (writer), Brian Evans (director), Brian Evans (actor), Lynn Julian (actress), King Martin (actor), Danny Paolino (actor), Mark Andrew Biltz (actor), Helen Marie Bousquet (actor), Dan Chory (actor), Enrique M. Grullon (actor), Matt Benvenuti (actor),
Genres: Music, Short,Actors: Carson Grant (actor), Maria Rusolo (producer), Catherine Curtin (actress), Alexis Suarez (actor), Jay Ferraro (actor), Bobby Guarino (actor), Elizabeth Page (editor), Elizabeth Page (producer), Elizabeth Page (director), Lori Martini (producer), Lori Martini (writer), Lori Martini (writer), Lori Martini (actress), Rolando Gori (composer), Bruce Kronenberg (actor),
Genres: Drama, Family, Short, Sport,Actors: John W. Iwanonkiw (actor), Andrew D'Amico (editor), Andrew D'Amico (composer), Dan Matlack (actor), Nick Marro (actor), Nick Marro (director), Geoff Bowman (actor), Jordan Dirisio (actor), Benedict Baldoff (writer), Benedict Baldoff (actor), Michael Baird (actor), James Mcdonald (actor), Steven Petrose (actor), Timmy Rockovich (actor), Max Segal (actor),
Genres: Short,Actors: Michael Wendt (actor), Patricia Valestin (actress), Greg Method (actor), Butch Maier (producer), Butch Maier (director), Butch Maier (miscellaneous crew), Butch Maier (miscellaneous crew), Butch Maier (writer), Butch Maier (editor), Butch Maier (producer), Ern Gerardo (actor), Melissa Logsdon (actress), Krista Schwandt (miscellaneous crew), Chris Leabu (actor), James Nester (actor),
Plot: A woman accidentally gets engaged to four men at the same time. Taylor Green is so nice - too nice for her own good. She proposes to her distracted boyfriend, who reflexively says "OK." She thinks they are engaged, and he has no idea. When she tells her other three best guy friends about the wedding, they think she is proposing to them. So four guys end up jockeying for position at the altar as the bride-to-be walks down the aisle. Here comes the bride ... who is the groom?
Keywords: ampersand-in-title, marriage-proposal, punctuation-in-titleActors: Lenore Zann (actress), Otto Porrazzo (miscellaneous crew), Richard Bekins (actor), Pablo Schreiber (producer), Pablo Schreiber (actor), Matt Walton (actor), Kim Krafsky (miscellaneous crew), Sylvia Vidaurri (miscellaneous crew), Emily Gumpel (editor), Connor Paolo (actor), Sandra Tuerk (costume designer), David Occhino (miscellaneous crew), Cornell Womack (actor), Kellie Overbey (actress), Howard Libov (writer),
Plot: A story of family, of dreams deferred, and of a final chance at redemption. David Paxton, nearing the end of his minor league baseball career, returns to his hometown as much less the hero he once assumed he would become. When he meets Joan, and her son Ross, David believes he has found a way to acquire the love, support and family he's long been yearning for. But his overheated romancing of Joan makes her wary, and his attempt to mentor Ross meets with the boy's undisguised contempt. It appears his dreams of a future have died, and David's simmering rage threatens to erupt into violence. But David and Ross, a disturbed 12-year-old heading down a path of increasing destructiveness, somehow find their way to each other and start up a most unlikely, mostly clandestine, friendship. David must break out of his own isolation to help the young boy and confront the dark secrets that haunt both their lives. He must become a father figure in a way he never imagined, and in so doing become a genuine hero off the field.
Genres: Drama,Actors: Bill Finnegan (producer), Stephen Endelman (composer), Mitch Ryan (actor), Zack Ward (actor), Jack Warden (actor), Helen Kelly (actress), Jim Caviezel (actor), Bill Cobbs (actor), Michael Chieffo (actor), Steve Eastin (actor), Troy Evans (actor), Matt LeBlanc (actor), Richard Gant (actor), Kevin Halloran (miscellaneous crew), Robert K. Lambert (editor),
Genres: Comedy, Family, Sport,Actors: Dennis Dugan (director), John Achorn (miscellaneous crew), Miles Goodman (composer), Dan Woren (actor), John Ritter (actor), Laura Summer (actress), Jack Warden (actor), Burton Sharp (actor), Bob Bergen (actor), Gilbert Gottfried (actor), Dennis Dugan (actor), John Achorn (actor), Michael Richards (actor), Kim Davis (miscellaneous crew), Susan Bierbaum (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: A young boy is just short of a monster. He is adopted by a loving man and his wacky wife. The laughs keep coming as the boy pushes them to the limits.
Keywords: adoption, bear, birthday, birthday-cake, birthday-party, birthday-present, bow-tie, boy, camping, camping-tripActors: Barbara Harris (miscellaneous crew), Jim Antonio (actor), Solomon J. LeFlore (miscellaneous crew), Mike Newell (director), Elmer Bernstein (composer), Michael Bowen (actor), Frances Conroy (actress), Gregory Peck (actor), Jamie Lee Curtis (actress), William Petersen (actor), Peter Hollywood (editor), Ira Friedlander (miscellaneous crew), Dennis Lipscomb (actor), Alan Autry (actor), Lee Richardson (actor),
Plot: Chuck Murdock is an all American kid living in a sleepy town in Montana. He is the top pitcher of the little league team as well. After taking a tour of a nuclear silo, Chuck decides to quit playing little league until nuclear weapons are disarmed. Boston Celtic Amazing Grace Smith hears about Chuck's exploits, and decides to do the same thing. Amazing then moves to the young boy's town to live. More athletes follow suit as well. The town begins to hate Chuck and his family, and this makes Chuck's father angry. But can one kid's message make the world listen?
Keywords: baseball, basketball, blimp, brother-sister-relationship, character-name-in-title, crew, exploding-airplane, father-son-relationship, little-league, nuclear-weaponsActors: Harry Cheshire (actor), Russ Clark (actor), Paul Cavanagh (actor), John Alvin (actor), Cliff Clark (actor), Barry Brooks (actor), Benny Baker (actor), Mel Allen (actor), William Bendix (actor), Charles Bickford (actor), Benny Bartlett (actor), Paul Bryar (actor), Leonard Bremen (actor), William Bailey (actor), Stanley Clements (actor),
Plot: The famed slugger is played by Bendix, who resembles Ruth slightly in looks and not at all in baseball ability. The film traces the "life and times" of Ruth, including his famous "called shot" in the 1932 World Series.
Keywords: baseball, baseball-cap, baseball-movie, based-on-book, character-name-in-title, critically-bashed, new-york-yankees, sports-teamAs I circle the picnic table
Eyes watch me in my flowing dress
The sky is an unnatural shade of green
But it?s really just the light through the trees
Red and white inviting cookie store in New York City
I took a chocolate photograph
A thirteen month old smiling child
Mother ends our conversation
Calls me a lunatic
Dancing in the middle of a crazy diamond
I?m kicking dust into the stagnant air
I am a shortstop between here and third
But the traffic never slows
Still I wave
My sister tells a funny situation, she is happy in her thinking
As the phone begins to ring, a big boom fills the room
It is a man who wants my sister all to himself
So I must break the news she is gay
Laughing in the middle of a crazy diamond
She?s kicking dust into the stagnant air
She is a shortstop between here and third
But the traffic will never slow
Oh, she waves anyway
Each day you make your bed all by yourself
Tossing flowers, the names engraved with pencil marks
A constant quirky conversation
Oh, should you change your name
To protect your innocence
Spinning in the middle of your crazy diamond
I?m kicking dust into your stagnant air
You are a shortstop between here and third
But the traffic will never slow
Still I wave
As I circle the picnic table
Yours eyes watch me in my flowing dress
The sky is an unnatural shade of gray
But it?s really just the light fading from your eyes
Yes, it?s really just the light fading, fading