▁a ▁far mer ▁trying ▁to ▁kill ▁a ▁s nake ▁with ▁a ▁stick . ▁And ▁his ▁m ish and ling ▁of ▁routine ▁in field ▁f lies ▁was ▁the ▁sort ▁of ▁which ▁leg ends ▁are ▁made . ▁H ector ▁L ope z ▁was ▁not ▁just ▁a ▁bad ▁fiel der ▁for ▁a ▁third ▁bas eman . ▁In ▁fact , ▁H ector ▁L ope z ▁was ▁not ▁just ▁a ▁bad ▁fiel der ▁for ▁a ▁baseball ▁player . ▁H ector ▁L ope z ▁was , ▁when ▁every ▁factor ▁has ▁been ▁taken ▁into ▁consideration , ▁a ▁bad ▁fiel der ▁for ▁a ▁human ▁being . ▁The ▁stands ▁are ▁full ▁of ▁ob no x ious ▁le ather - lung ed ▁cre t ins ▁who ▁ins ist ▁they ▁can ▁play ▁better ▁than ▁most ▁major ▁le agu ers . ▁Well , ▁in ▁H ector ' s ▁case ▁they ▁could ▁have ▁been ▁right . ▁I ▁would ▁like ▁to ▁go ▁on ▁record ▁right ▁here ▁and ▁now ▁as ▁declaring ▁H ector ▁L ope z ▁the ▁all - time ▁worst ▁field ing ▁major ▁league ▁ball player . ▁That ' s ▁quite ▁a ▁responsibility ▁there , ▁H ector , ▁but ▁I ▁have ▁every ▁confidence ▁you ' ll ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁live ▁up ▁to ▁it . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁a ▁few ▁notable ▁exceptions ▁to ▁the ▁sat ir ical ▁style , ▁in ▁which ▁straightforward ▁rever ence ▁is ▁paid , ▁usually ▁to ▁the ▁game ' s ▁gre ats . ▁ ▁The ▁card ▁for ▁Ted ▁Williams ▁says ▁simply , ▁" In ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁there ▁were ▁ 7 7