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Legend of the Week Ryne Sandberg was one of the best 2nd basemen of the 80’s and early 90’s. He was a career long Chicago Cub. His career batting average is .285. He was a very good all around player who appeared in 10 all star games. His 7 seasons with over 100 runs and his 9 gold gloves highlight the Hall of Fame career that Sandberg put together. Ryne was a solid 5 tool player that collected all kinds of awards to support it such as silver sluggers, gold gloves, all star appearances, and an MVP award. He was Continue reading Week of 12-1-14→

Fun Fact of the Day: Tris Speaker is the all time leader in doubles with 792. Tris played from 1907-1928 in which he had a career average of .345 with 3514 hits, 222 triples, 1882 runs, 436 stolen bases, and 5101 total bases in 2789 games played. He led the league in doubles 8 times including 8 times with over 40 doubles. Considering the stats he put up in his 22 years, he is one of the greatest hitters arguably of all time.

Fun Fact of the Day: Whenever the name Billy Hamilton is said, the first thing that is thought of is: oh he is the speedy youngster on the Reds. True, but 102 years before Billy was even born there was another Billy Hamilton who in 1888 ran (and I mean sprinted) into the American Association and later the National League. He finished his 14 year hall of fame career with 2164 hits, 1697 runs, a .344 batting average, and 914 SB. If you thought Billy of the Reds was fast, well Billy was faster.