"It is an overwhelming experience," he said, standing on the freshly smoothed infield dirt by his position.

He stood on first base, the ball behind him in the infield dirt, as the winning run circled the bases.

Jeter was 2 for 5 on Monday, and the more significant hit did not even reach the infield dirt.

The groundskeepers painted No. 22 on the infield dirt behind second base.

The Braves had put together the biggest rally of the series, but never put the ball past the infield dirt.

Melky Cabrera was waiting for him by the infield dirt.

He rushed Marino from the blind side and knocked the quarterback hard to the infield dirt.

"I felt like a shortstop, clearing the infield dirt for footing."

Offerman said the ball glanced off the infield dirt before it hit his mitt.

What he could remember was that his girlfriend, who today is his wife, had asked him to steal her some of the infield dirt.