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01-02-2012, 09:38 AM
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Location: Indianapolis
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Birthdays: 1/2
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Dave Sappelt (25) -His story has yet to be written. Rick Greene (41) -His major league career consisted of 5.2 innings with the 1999 Reds. Royce Clayton (42) -Will he get an Oscar nomination for his touching portrayal of Miguel Tejada in Moneyball??? Sonny Ruberto (66) -His major league career was very short, but as I recall he was with the Reds AAA farm team for a good while. The Corky Miller of his era. Others: David Cone (49) -Pitched his perfect game for the Yankees on Yogi Berra Day with Berra and Don Larsen watching. Holds an obscure record for most seasons between 20-win seasons. Edgar Martinez (49) -Only five players have awards named after them; the award for best DH is named after Edgar. He is, by all accounts, a class act, and I'd be fine with him making it into the HOF. Bill Madlock (61) -First player to win multiple batting titles with two different teams (I'm not sure I'm phrasing that clearly; what I mean is that he won more than one as a Cub and more than one as a Pirate). Hasn't gotten much HOF traction, possibly as a result of his reputation as being focused on his own stats rather than team goals.
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01-02-2012, 10:09 AM
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Danger is my business!
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Re: Birthdays: 1/2
Madlock had great bat skills. Finished his career with more BBs than Ks.
Won a batting title with the Cubs in 1976 (beating out the Reds' Ken Griffey) and was TRADED ipso facto for an old-30 yr Bobby Murcer. (Way to go, Cubbies!) After two season with the Giants, they traded him also. Definitely not a "clubhouse" guy. "Mad Dog" was the nickname.
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01-02-2012, 01:13 PM
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Re: Birthdays: 1/2
I feel a sudden jolt of oldness knowing Edgar is now 49
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01-02-2012, 04:00 PM
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Section 525-Saturdays.
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01-02-2013, 04:29 PM
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Re: Birthdays: 1/2
Greg Swindell turns 48 today (I have to double-check my math now that it's 2013). 1992 was his only year as a Red, but it was a good 'un...
I'll also mention that Edgar Martinez had a higher career OBP than Stan Musial and a higher career SLG than Willie McCovey. Now that's a hitter...
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