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Is A-Rod Back?

Posted on March 18, 2015 by Johnny Lumsden — No Comments ↓

So far through 9 games in Spring Training, after serving a yearlong suspension, Alex Rodriguez is batting .300 with a homer and 2 RBI’s in Spring games. He looks pretty lose with the glove as well. The big surprise is that one would think that after not playing the game for a long time, A-rod would be anxious to swing the bat, thus resulting in strikeouts, but it hasn’t. Despite just being 9 short games (only 20 at-bats), the former 3-time AL MVP has shown plate discipline at 39-years-old, walking and striking out 4-times each, helping to result in an Continue reading Is A-Rod Back?→

Home to 1st in 3.1 Seconds

Posted on March 16, 2015 by Johnny Lumsden — No Comments ↓

Fun Fact of the Day: Mickey Mantle‘s liquid speed was hard to see because of his repeating knee injuries and lack of many stolen bases (only 153 in his career), but baseball historians know, that with good knees, Mantle would have easily been an Olympic type runner. There were times, however, during Mickey’s career that he showed flashes of his breathtaking speed. Currently, he still holds the record for the fastest time from home to 1st base, coming in at 3.1 seconds. Many have gotten close, but never broke the record. Considering the time on the clock, the former triple-crown Continue reading Home to 1st in 3.1 Seconds→

Week of 3-9-15

Posted on March 15, 2015 by Johnny Lumsden — 1 Comment ↓

Legend: When one discusses the legend of Nellie Fox, one word comes to mind: “consistent.” It wasn’t just that Nellie played almost everyday for a good 12 years in his prime, he showed up and got a good chunk of MVP votes every season (won it in 1959). During Fox’s prime years from 1951-1962, he averaged 171 hits (led the league 4 times), score 91 runs, and put up a batting average of .296, all while playing in at least 147 games/season (led the league in games played 5 times). His consistency was also with the glove as he captured Continue reading Week of 3-9-15→

From Star Minor League Catcher to Major League First Baseman

Posted on March 10, 2015 by Johnny Lumsden — No Comments ↓

Fun Fact of the Day: Remember Carlos Delgado? He was one of the best sluggers in the majors for a good 10 years between 1998-2008……..well, despite playing over 15000 innings at first base in his career, that was never his main position before he put on the Toronto Blue Jay jersey. Signed out of Puerto Rico at 17-years-old, Delgado played as a catcher in the minors and developed as a feared hitting prospect, eventually being ranked #5 of 100 by Baseball America along with other rating systems. Most young players come into the minors usually having multiple positions they can Continue reading From Star Minor League Catcher to Major League First Baseman→