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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→

Rangers Hopes of a Healthy 2015 Season Dies

Posted on March 7, 2015 by Johnny Lumsden — No Comments ↓

Spring Training has just started and the Rangers are already hurt, but this time it doesn’t hit their offense. According to multiple reports, ace pitcher, Yu Darvish, underwent an MRI that showed a sprained ligament in his throwing elbow. A second opinion will be given out this weekend, but most likely Tommy John Surgery will be needed, that obviously puts Darvish out for the season. Despite the Rangers adding a few good arms to the rotation to back up their ace, this loss is a decisive blow. Even with the health looking better for the rest of the squad, to Continue reading Rangers Hopes of a Healthy 2015 Season Dies→