As much as 2022 has been a down year, shortstop is still Brandon Crawford’s territory In an episode of “The Baseball Bunch” (1981-85), Johnny Bench, the San Diego Chicken and a diverse group of neighborhood kids skip and sing while following a yellow brick around an infield. As they turn past second base, a crack of thunder sounds, the earth starts to quake and the kids recoil in fright as Ozzie Smith emerges from a cloud of smoke, his arms crossed and voice booming: “Stand away all you mere mortals! How dare you enter the magic bounds of Oz?” The…