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Years ago when someone came up with the ill-advised idea to pin live microphones on managers during the game, LaSorda became the only person I ever heard utter the F word for a national TV audience.
Detroit pitcher Felipe Lira is the only pitcher to accomplish a dubious feat. He gave up, in the same game, home runs to two players who both finished their careers with 3,000 hits and 500 home runs. Do you know the two hitters?
Derek Jeter leads all MLB players in the popularity of his jersey sales. Many have his name on the back as well as his number, in spite of the fact that Jeter has never played a single MLB game wearing a jersey with his hame on the back.
True on the Jeter jersey. The Yanks just don't do names. And I like that. I'd guess it would have to be be Eddie Murray and Rafael Palmeiro as they were Orioles teammates for a few games somewhere in the late 90s.
I read a game summary yesterday that had a little tidbit of trivia in it. There is only one player who has tripled in every one of the past 12 seasons - and that player would be...
Johnny Damon? It's hard to think of anyone besides first-basemen who have been around for 12 years. I think Abreu missed most of a year in there.
Edit---Yes looks like Damon. Abreu actually led the league in triples once, but since then, there have been four seasons in which he hit only one. He got none the year the Yankees tried their damnedest to destroy his career.
Damon hasn't tripled so far this year, at least not as of last night's game. The answer is in my previous post in the spoiler box. I'm pretty sure this will be a short-lived distinction. And in all fairness, I don't have the article handy so it may just apply to one, not both leagues.
I'd guess it would have to be be Eddie Murray and Rafael Palmeiro as they were Orioles teammates for a few games somewhere in the late 90s.
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Right, It becomes pretty easy, when you realize that Palmeiro, Murray, Mays and Aaron are the only four members of the 3,000/500 club. September 9. 1996, they both connected off Vila. The first pitcher to face them both in a game was Rich Robertson.
Bluejays pitcher Kyle Drabek (my neighbor) wears uniform number 4. I think he's the first pitcher with a single-digit uniform number in quite a few years.
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