▁La T roy ▁Haw kins ▁strugg led ▁as ▁the ▁team ' s ▁closer , ▁leading ▁to ▁Edd ie ▁Guard ado ▁ear ning ▁ 1 2 ▁saves . ▁ ▁Guard ado , ▁Jack ▁C ress end , ▁Tod d ▁Jones , ▁and ▁Mark ▁Red man ▁had ▁service able ▁years , ▁but ▁Bob ▁Well s , ▁H é ctor ▁Car ras co , ▁and ▁Juan ▁R inc ón ▁did ▁not . ▁ ▁Def ense ▁ ▁Like ▁most ▁of ▁Tom ▁Kelly ' s ▁teams , ▁the ▁defense ▁was ▁exception al . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁anch ored ▁by ▁M ient k iew icz , ▁who ▁earned ▁a ▁Gold ▁Glo ve ▁award ▁for ▁his ▁efforts . ▁ ▁R ivas ▁and ▁Gu z man ▁were ▁an ▁impress ive ▁double - play ▁combination , ▁while ▁Kos kie ▁improved ▁def ens ively . ▁ ▁After ▁a ▁season ▁of ▁uncertainty ▁behind ▁the ▁plate ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁Pier z yn ski ▁solid ified ▁the ▁catch er ▁position , ▁back ed ▁up ▁by ▁Tom ▁Prince . ▁ ▁The ▁speed y ▁" S oul ▁Pat rol " ▁out field ▁of ▁Jones , ▁Hunter , ▁and ▁Law ton ▁was ▁fun ▁to ▁watch . ▁ ▁Law ton ' s ▁departure ▁left ▁a ▁void ▁that ▁Brian ▁Buch an an ▁would ▁attempt ▁to ▁fill . ▁ ▁However , ▁as ▁the ▁team ▁fell ▁out ▁of ▁cont ention , ▁he ▁would ▁give ▁way ▁to ▁the ▁pl ato on ▁of ▁Bobby ▁K iel ty ▁and ▁D ust an ▁Mo hr , ▁known ▁by ▁fans ▁collect ively ▁as ▁"