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 Ozzie Guillen versus Shawon Dunston
Shawon Dunston of the Chicago Cubs and Ozzie Guillen of the Chicago White Sox both started their major league careers at shortshop in 1985.
Shawon Dunston was said to have the fastest arm in baseball--including all the pitchers.
Shawon was my idol as a young teenager....I wore his number throughout little league and beyond...and oh yeah, he DID have the greatest arm in baseball, undeniably.
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 The Ballplayers - Shawon Dunston 1963 | BaseballLibrary.com
By the turn of the century Dunston was being used mainly as a fourth outfielder and a role player off the bench -- still preferring to don his usual #12, worn in honor of former Met second baseman Ken Boswell.
Dunston suffered a head injury on August 4 in a collision with Astro SS Ricky Gutierrez.
Dunston is mercifully lifted in the 8th‚ but his 4 errors is the most by a Giant since Bob Brenly's 4 in a 1986 game.
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 Shawon Dunston Stats, Statistics and Fantasy News - RotoWire.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Dunston is healthy and ready to come off the DL, but he will not be activated until rosters expand on September 1, the Contra Costa Times reports.
Dunston was placed on the 15-day DL with a hip pointer and sprained right thumb, the Associated Press reports.
Dunston was a late scratch on Friday night due to back pain, the Associated Press reports.
www.rotowire.com /baseball/player.htm?ID=3185   (184 words)

  
 Minor League Ball :: Nostalgia Prospect: Shawon Dunston
In the spring of 1982, Shawon Dunston of Thomas Jefferson High School in Brooklyn, New York, was almost universally regarded as the best overall prospect in the draft class.
Dunston signed with the Giants as a free agent for 1996, beginning a long trek through baseball rosters, playing for the Giants (three different stints), the Cubs again, the Pirates, Indians, Mets, and Cardinals.
Dunston is another in a long line of guys who are remembered as better than they actually were.
www.minorleagueball.com /story/2006/3/18/135625/102   (2921 words)

  
 Chicago Cubs News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Dunston loves the game -- still does -- which is why he's in the Cubs' spring camp for a week at manager Dusty Baker's invitation.
Dunston played for Baker and the San Francisco Giants for four seasons, and Baker is hoping Dunston will share some of his joy of the game with the young players.
Dunston took a few moments to share his thoughts on baseball, fatherhood -- he has four children with Tracie, whom he married in 1987 -- and his love for the Cubs.
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 Two New Faces
Like Joe McEwing, Dunston's versatility is of paramount importance to the early-season edition of the 1999 Cardinals.
As this is written, Dunston is the only "regular" back-up to 1B Mark McGwire on the major-league roster.
Dunston has taken care of his body...and if his back holds up, the long-time ex-Cub may get as many as 300 at-bats in a Cardinal uniform this year.
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 Minor League Ball :: Comments Nostalgia Prospect: Shawon Dunston
Dunston was a nice SS early in his career with the cubs, but by 1990 he was a liability.
Dunston had 4.07 Chances/game, Weiss had a bit of an edge there with 4.28.
Dunston actually didn't play much SS late in his career.
www.minorleagueball.com /comments/2006/3/18/135625/102/4   (583 words)

  
 Shawon Dunston Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac
Shawon Dunston was born on Thursday, March 21, 1963, in Brooklyn, New York.
Dunston was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 9, 1985, with the Chicago Cubs.
His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Shawon Dunston baseball stats page.
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 Bleed Cubbie Blue :: A Chicago Cubs Blog
Much like Mark Grace, Shawon Dunston had a career with the Cubs that neatly spanned the gap between the 1984 team remembered for the stellar play of Ryne Sandberg and the 1998 team dominated by the Sammy Sosa cult of personality.
Dunston was far from a Hall of Fame-quality player, but he was extremely capable.
Shawon Dunston left Chicago after the 1995 season, departing as a free agent to the Giants, but he became a journeyman bench player, and he returned to the Cubs in 1997 before leaving again and playing for another four teams, mostly as an outfielder.
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 Shawon Dunston | BaseballLibrary.com
Dunston is mercifully lifted in the 8th, but his four errors is the most by a Giant since Bob Brenly's four in a 1986 game.
Dunston suffered a head injury on August four in a collision with Astro SS Ricky Gutierrez.
Dunston will debut with the Bucs on September two and hit two homers.
www.baseballlibrary.com /baseballlibrary/ballplayers/D/Dunston_Shawon.stm   (1076 words)

  
 NetShrine Discussion Forum - Shawon Dunston {Merged Threads}
With Dunston, I've been wondering for years how he has a job as a player.
Murray was at least hitting better than Dunston and is a good defensive outfielder.
Dunston's no more than a part-timer utility guy now, but he may still be a marginal major leaguer.
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 Where is Shawon Dunston now?
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I was a classmate of Shawon Dunston just wondering what he is up to now.
Vivian, you were a classmate of Shawon Dunston?
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 Desipio Media Ventures -- Andy Dolan: Daily Dose: Good to the last drip...drop...whatever
Shawon was an All-Star twice, hit a homer in game six of the World Series in 2002 that should have won it for the Giants and never once played a game where he didn't play as hard as he could.
Shawon avoided Dwight, wheeled around and threw a strike to Grace at first and doubled the guy off to win the game.
But Shawon never lived up the the hype of "picked before Gooden." Shawon was a frustrating player because he had the talent, but never really learned to harness it.
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 BBTF's Newsblog Discussion :: Beyond the Boxscore: Jose Reyes and Shawon Dunston   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Also Reyes was in MLB at age 20, when Dunston was playing his first full season of minor league ball.
Shawon Dunston never really improved as a baseball player thooughout his career.
So he was basically around league average for AAA at 19 years old, when Dunston was in his first full season of pro ball.
www.baseballthinkfactory.org /files/newsstand/discussion/beyond_the_boxscore_jose_reyes_and_shawon_dunston   (8105 words)

  
 Beyond the Box Score :: A Sabermetrics Blog
I've heard alot of noise made lately in the baseball community over Jose Reyes, and the fact that he is starting to resemble Shawon Dunston.
A player with some speed, some power, a decent batting average, and one of the best arms of his generation, but as bad a percentage player as has ever played the game.
Dunston's career rate was 98 at short (must've been all of those rookie mistakes).
www.beyondtheboxscore.com /story/2005/5/5/105326/8360   (646 words)

  
 Shawon Dunston - Greatest Chicago Cub - RateItAll
Dunston was a solid enough player, but isn't even the best shortstop in Cubs history.
Dunston was a project and his fielding was often problematic.
My friend was a nervous wreck watching Dunston shag the ball and hurl towards the first baseman.
www.rateitall.com /i-251951-shawon-dunston.aspx   (239 words)

  
 NetShrine Discussion Forum - Shawon Dunston {Merged Threads}
Dunston had the greatest cannon for an arm.
I can remember when he first came up he used to catch a routine grounder, wait a second, pat the glove a few times, and then fire a bullet into the stands.
Just as the ball is about to hit the ground, Dunston takes that wild-a** two handed chop while both feet leave the ground.
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 shawon dunston is back!
who let shawon dunston back in the majors?
Shawon had a pretty good 'stache there for a while.
By the way, I came across something you might be interested in Moose.
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 CNNSI.com -- Baseball -- Shawon Dunston News
Dunston has been activated from the disabled list by the San Francisco Giants.
The San Francisco Giants have placed Dunston on the 15-day disabled list with a hip pointer and sprained right thumb.
Dunston is batting.286 with six homers and 16 RBI in 61 games this season.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /baseball/mlb/players/1655/latest_news.html   (215 words)

  
 Shawon Dunston ACTION Chicago Cubs Poster - Starline Inc. 1989   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
A nice closeup action shot of the great Shawon Dunston getting ready for the play in a late-1980s game.
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 Dr. Ira J. Levenstein: Inventor of the Shawon-O-Meter
As it was then, Shawon Dunston was leading his over-achieving and under-appreciated Cubs toward the National League pennant.
I never felt that way again until I saw Shawon play, also a negro.
Before his timely death in 1997, Levenstein showed the world how a Mendoza-esque hitter with a Howitzer for an arm and a pimp-like demeanor about him transcended the stats imposed on him by history.
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 OOTP V4 REPORT   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Monday 4/1/2002 : Shawon Dunston's talent in hitting triples drops...
Monday 7/15/2002 : Shawon Dunston's talent in hitting for average drops...
Monday 7/22/2002 : Shawon Dunston's talent in avoiding strikeouts drops...
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 Shawon Dunston - Bleacher Hideaway : Players : : [Chicago Cubs Fan Site]
Shawon Dunston - Bleacher Hideaway : Players : : [Chicago Cubs Fan Site]
Dunston made his Major League Debut in 1985.
Please feel free to inform us of anything regarding Shawon Dunston by emailing us
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 Shawon Dunston {Merged Threads} - NetShrine Discussion Forum
Shawon Dunston {Merged Threads} - NetShrine Discussion Forum
Seems like Dunston has been in the bigs forever.
I know that Dunston's a gamer and all, in fact he's done well for the Giants for the past couple of years.
www.netshrine.com /vbulletin2/showthread.php?t=4068&page=2   (691 words)

  
 Amazin' Avenue :: Comments Jose Reyes and Shawon Dunston
I had to run to class and obviously forgot to put it in...
I'm not sure if it is too early with the sample size, because he is following in Dunston's footsteps already.
Both their first seasons had decent but not great plate patience, followed by worse, followed by what could be called, "Dunston-esque".
www.amazinavenue.com /comments/2005/5/5/105628/8119/5   (198 words)

  
 Shawon Dunston Autographs - San Francisco Giants - 2001 Topps Autographed Card   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
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 Ultimate Mets Database - Shawon Dunston
Shawon Dunston also played for the following teams:
Shawon Dunston's batting order position in games in which he was in the starting lineup.
The Ultimate Mets Database was named "Link of the Week" by John Skilton's Baseball Links in October 1999.
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 Shawon Dunston - Birthday, occupation and personality
Shawon Dunston (born March 21, 1963 in Brooklyn, New York) is a former Major League Baseball shortstop and right-handed batter.
Dunston was also a key contributor to the Cubs' NL East division title in 1989.
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