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First Pitcher to Beat all 30 Teams

Posted on June 28, 2015 by Johnny Lumsden — No Comments ↓

Fun Fact of the Day: On April 30, 2002, Mets pitcher, Al Leiter became the first pitcher in history to collect at least one win against each major league team. Al may not have been an ace, but that record is still terrific. One may think a record like that could be easily accomplished, but since there are so many inter league games each season, a win against every team for only pitching every 5 days is extremely hard to do. There are multiple MLB milestones set, but not all are by elite Hall of Fame worthy talent.

Marlins Were Already Not Looking Good

Posted on June 28, 2015 by Johnny Lumsden — No Comments ↓

Many teams had a memorable offseason, including the Fish down in Miami. The only negative aspect to their time down in San Diego for the Winter Meetings was losing top pitching prospect, Andrew Heaney. The additions gave the Marlins one of the better teams on paper after Dee Gordon, Martin Prado, Michael Morse, Ichiro, Mat Latos, and Dan Haren all put on Marlins’ jerseys. With manager, Mike Redmond leading the charge, the Marlins were one of the favorites to get an NL Wild Card spot. Now, almost half way into the 2015 campaign, Miami is 15 games under .500, so Continue reading Marlins Were Already Not Looking Good→

WS MVP’s

Posted on June 24, 2015 by Johnny Lumsden — No Comments ↓

Fun Fact of the Day: There have been multiple tremendous performances by players during the World Series to lead their team to the title, along side winning the WS MVP. There have only been three players in the history of the Fall Classic to win 2 MVP’s; Sandy Koufax (1963, 65), Bob Gibson (1964, 67), and Reggie Jackson (Mr. October) (1973, 77). There have been multiple postseason legends to win an LCS and WS MVP in the same year, but to win more than one WS MVP is something special. Only some of the most clutch players of all-time are Continue reading WS MVP’s→

Stargell, Clemente’s Better Half

Posted on June 24, 2015 by Johnny Lumsden — No Comments ↓

For 10 years Willie Stargell played in Roberto Clemente’s shadow. While one of the show’s greatest heroes became a legend in right field, his counter part was in left field; who had equally as good an arm. Stargell threw out 4.1% of runners from left, and Clemente threw out 4.2%. Stargell may not have been a 5-tool player. or a god in the locker room, but he quietly got into the Hall of Fame on the first ballot, a decade after Clemente’s passing. When one talks about raw power, Stargell is always a good name to be brought up. Sure Continue reading Stargell, Clemente’s Better Half→