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Legend: 1995 was the season after the 1994 strike that canceled the World Series. Despite the Fall Classic being canceled a year earlier, the 1995 Series was one to remember. It did not only feature one of the greatest pitching rotations in baseball history, but also one of the legendary offense teams. The combination of Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine, and John Smoltz had no easy task as they faced the deep hitting lineup of the 100-win Cleveland Indians. The 1995 Tribe was arguably one of the most powerful offensive teams America’s past time ever saw. The stars to highlight in Continue reading Week of 2-9-15→

Legend: They called him the “Fordham Flash”, because of his quickness at 2B to field grounders, which resulted in him producing a career range factor well above league average. His speedy legs did not only help him be a “stud” defensively, but also on the base pads offensively, as a total of 419 stolen bases helped him on his way to Cooperstown. The 3000-hit club, this player may not be a part of, and it may be due to the fact that he only appeared in 2311 games, but three 200+ hit seasons were produced throughout a wonderful. He was Continue reading Week of 2-2-15→

Legend:   Crosley Field was home to the Cincinnati Reds (Redlegs 1954-1959) from 1912-1970. This beautiful old modernized style stadium was originally called Redland Field (named after the team), but in 1934 when Powel Crosley Jr. bought the Reds team, the President thought the stadium should be named after the man (Crosley) who was thought of to have saved the franchise. The stadium was located in the heart of Cincy, with a capacity of 20696 beginning in 1912 then grew to end up with as many as 29488 seats in 1970 (the last season it was in use). The right Continue reading Week of 1-26-15→

Story: On Tuesday the 27th, the Marlins made the signing of Ichiro Suzuki official. Sure this is not big news, but it could turn into huge news by the year’s end. Ichiro is currently sitting on 2844 career MLB hits and 487 total stolen bases. If Ichiro can stay healthy for the whole season in Miami and play well, he could very well become the 29th member of the 3000 hit club and the 38th player to steal at least 500 bags throughout a major league career. Accomplishing these feats, especially the 3000 hits, will put yet another milestone in Continue reading Week of 1-26-15→