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Legend: There have been many great legendary first baseman throughout the 100+ years of baseball, but there was one who put a big mark on baseball loyalty. Ernie Banks loved the game of baseball, as well as being a lifetime Chicago Cub. To stay with a team that never made it to the playoffs the whole time the player was there, yet the player steel stayed, is true loyalty. Despite Ernie Banks never reaching the playoffs, he still managed to reach Hall of Fame type credentials in numerous statistical categories. During Mr. Cub’s 19-year career, he averaged to appear in Continue reading Week of 1-19-15→

Legend: Vada Pinson was one of the most underrated center-fielders of all-time. He only made 2 all-star teams throughout his career, but his total numbers came out to be very worthy of the Hall, despite never getting enough votes for Cooperstown throughout his 15 years of eligibility. The total stats that are arguably border lines for the Hall of Fame are 4000 total bases, 3000 hits, 1500 runs, 1500 RBI’s, 400 stolen bases, 500 doubles, etc. Vada Pinson ended up with 4264 total bases, 2757 hits (in just over 2400 games), 1365 runs (4 seasons with over 100), and 485 Continue reading Week of 1-12-15→

Legend of the Week: Thurman Munson sadly died in a plane crash at the age of 32 on August 2, 1979, which cut his brilliant career as the Yankee captain and catcher, short. Before his sudden death, he had won the AL MVP in 1976 for his tremendous hitting (.302 batting average with 105 RBI’s) and great arm behind the plate (35% caught-steeling percentage, while the league average was 34%). The plane crash ended Munson’s career with a total of 1558 hits, 701 RBI’s, and 2190 total bases all while batting .292 in just 1423 games played in. Thurman was Continue reading Week of 12-5-15→

Fun Fact of the Day: Believe it or not, Cal Ripken Jr. is not the all-time leader in games played, even though he does have the longevity record for most consecutive games. Pete Rose, the all-time hit king, is also the leader in most games played with 3562. Over Rose’s 24-year career, he averaged to compete in 148 games/season, while also holding the record for career total plate appearances and at-bats. There have been numerous players to compete for over 20 years in the major leagues, but most of the time they fade away after about 16 years or so, Continue reading 3562 Games Played→