Sentence examples similar to middle defense from inspiring English sources

Heading into spring training, the Mets spoke about possibly having the best up-the-middle defense in the majors.

In the middle of defense it'll likely be Rosell (if he's healthy enough to go) and Chance Myers.

His teams have been criticized for having a hole in the middle on defense, a criticism that was repeatedly brought up on Tuesday.

Mia Hamm was joined up front by Wambach, while the 5-11 Cindy played plased as a withdrawn forward, clogging the middle on defense and spraying the ball from side to side when the United States went on attack.

The sophomore poured in a game-high 20 points and helped control the middle on defense.

Hockey wisdom dictates that the prerequisites for success are depth and strength up the middle, dominating defense and a French-Canadian butterfly-style goalie.

The Tigers improved their middle-infield defense and need a similar boost from their bullpen.

They become a safety valve and, more important for quarterbacks, they are good at keeping the middle of defenses honest.

With the advent of the middle linebacker, defenses effectively took back the middle of the field, and offenses have spent 46 years trying to recover it.

Alfonso Soriano is the Yankees' most dynamic threat on the bases and will disrupt a middle-infield defense when he's on second base, because the shortstop and second baseman are forced to cut down his lead.

The Dodgers upgraded their middle-infield defense by trading for shortstop Jimmy Rollins and second baseman Howie Kendrick.