Author Archives: Johnny Lumsden

Fun Fact of the Day: On Friday, June 19, 2015, A-rod hit a home run off of Justin Verlander to reach his milestone 3000th hit. Over the past few years, the Yankees have seen the legacy of their originals from the late 90’s and early 2000’s retire. Mariano Rivera had an emotional fair well tour in 2013, while winning the ASG MVP, and then Andy Pettite retired soon after. Then came the Captain’s final year including the ultimate finish to a clutch career, when Jeter had a game winning hit for his last at-bat in Yankee stadium. Sure that was Continue reading 2 Yankee Homers for 3000→

Fun Fact of the Day: Bud Black just got fired as the manager of the San Diego Padres. He is a former major league starter mostly for the Royals. He won 121 career games over 15 years. Many pitchers have been on the wrong side of many historical hits, including Black. Bud was on the mound when Mike Piazza hit his first career home run, then was on the mound when Reggie Jackson hit his 500th. Despite being run down for those mistake pitches, he was an important part of the 1985 Royals’ rotation when they won the franchise’s only Continue reading Bud Black Gave Up Some Important Homers→

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→