Johnny L's Baseball Clubhouse

Legend: Roberto Clemente was a superstar on and off of the field, who sadly died at a very young age in a plane crash where the destination was to be helpful in a community service project. He not only was a five-tool player, but was a leader in the clubhouse and in the clutch, winning a WS MVP in 1971. He had a brilliant 18-year career with the Pittsburgh Pirates, wearing that yellow color with pride. His arm in right field was a cannon, his presence at the plate scared the hell out of the pitcher, but where he stood Continue reading Week of 6-8-15→

Fun Fact of the Day: Just this past week, Dodgers shortstop, Jimmy Rollins, hit his 223rd career home run, which puts him 266 on the all-time list. That is one ahead of Dodgers manager, Don Mattingly, who is 267 on the all-time list with 222 career jacks. Considering that one just passed his manger of the all-time home run list, might just give Rollins bragging rights in the locker room. It’s not very often that a player passes his own manager on the all-time list for a career milestone.

Fun Fact of the Day: Double plays are seen multiple times everyday in the game, but they are not so easy to turn. It depends a lot on what type of pitches are being throw from the mound, that could result in more or less ground rule double plays. The most ever occurred in one game combining from both teams for 9 innings was 9. The first time was in 1966 in a game between Boston Red Sox and the California Angels, then 24-years-later it happened again in a game against the Red Sox and Minnesota Twins. With some tremendous Continue reading Most Double Plays in a Game→

Fun Fact of the Day: Believe it or not, Roberto Clemente was not meant to become a superstar in Pittsburgh. Al Campanis of the Brooklyn Dodgers had multiple summer camps featuring Dominican kids trying out, and during one of those, Clemente was discovered. A little while later he was signed to the Dodgers’ triple A team, the Montreal Royals. But, the Dodgers tried to hide his stellar potential by having him play off of the bench, however, a Pirates’ scout saw Clemente regardless. So, in the rookie draft of 1954, the Pittsburgh Pirates chose Roberto Clemente, and the rest is Continue reading Clemente Not Meant to be a Bucko→