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Article: METS MAKE A COMMITMENT TO LIVE OR DIE WITH ELSTER AT SHORTSTOP.(Sports)
- Article from:
- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
- Article date:
- March 8, 1988
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Byline: Tim Layden
The ground ball Kevin Elster has awaited for six months was slapped on one hop toward him in the third inning of the first exhibition game of this spring, the March of his coming out. Elster, an athlete rather than a glider, pounced on the ball, which promptly deflected off the heel of his glove and into the air. Elster pounced again, reached barehanded, and ... This was but the beginning, but rest assured, it will be this type of season for the New York Mets' shortstop of record.
"He's a talented player," says Mets coach Bud Harrelson, a brilliant glove man at short himself two decades ago, "so maybe our expectations ...
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Article: Mets squeak by Pirates 1-0 on Elster HR
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July 30, 1988 ;
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... ... had retired 19 straight batters before Elster connected with one out in the eighth, only the second Mets hit. Elster, batting only .216 entering the game ... June 29. He has homered in each of the Mets' last three games with Pittsburgh ...
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