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The average playing weight of Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, and Ernie Banks was 177 pounds. In 2011, only one player weighing 177 or less hit more than five home runs: Jimmie Rollins.
Doc Medich really is an MD. During his playing days and while still in med school, he was twice called upon to revive someone in the stands who had suffered a heart attack. One made it. The other one didn't fare as well.
Doc Medich really is an MD. During his playing days and while still in med school, he was twice called upon to revive someone in the stands who had suffered a heart attack. One made it. The other one didn't fare as well.
So was Yankee third-baseman Bobby Brown, who at last report was still practicing cardiology in Fort Worth. A friend related to me that he once saw Dr. Brown playing in Comiskey Park, and on an infield popup, eruditely called "I have it!"
My own cardiologist, by the way, was a running back being recruited by major colleges, and MLB scouts were watching him play when he was 12. But a football injury forced him to fall back on Plan B, medicine.
On opening day 2010, Lou Pinella's Cubs lost to the Braves by a score of 16-5.
On his last day as manager (Aug 22, 2010) the Cubs again lost to the Braves by a score of... 16-5.
On opening day 2010, Lou Pinella's Cubs lost to the Braves by a score of 16-5.
On his last day as manager (Aug 22, 2010) the Cubs again lost to the Braves by a score of... 16-5.
Aramis Ramirez and Jason Hayward homered in both games.
The Red Sox could have had both Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig in their lineup. But, of course, that never happened. The infamous sale of Ruth to the Yanks is well known, but in 1925 the Yankees offered a young Lou Gehrig to the Red Sox in exchange for Phil Todt, another rookie 1st baseman. Todt would go on to play 8 seasons managing a .258 career average with 57 home runs. The Sox, however, declined the offer.
In fairness to the Boston brain trust, neither player had a full season under the belt and Lou wasn't gifted with even average fielding abilities at the time. Perhaps his current nickname of Biscuit Legs was also a factor.
I was once in a bar in Milwaukee and this old guy was sitting around telling jokes and stories and the crowd got bigger and I sat there and listened then I found out that this guy was Johnny Logan who played for the Milwaukee Braves.
The Red Sox could have had both Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig in their lineup. But, of course, that never happened. The infamous sale of Ruth to the Yanks is well known, but in 1925 the Yankees offered a young Lou Gehrig to the Red Sox in exchange for Phil Todt, another rookie 1st baseman. Todt would go on to play 8 seasons managing a .258 career average with 57 home runs. The Sox, however, declined the offer.
In fairness to the Boston brain trust, neither player had a full season under the belt and Lou wasn't gifted with even average fielding abilities at the time. Perhaps his current nickname of Biscuit Legs was also a factor.
Considering the numbers Gehrig put up at Hartford in 1924, I don't know which was dumber: the Yankees' offer to trade him or the Red Sox refusal of the offer.
Jim Palmer is the only pitcher in Major League history to win a World Series game in 3 different decades:
1966, 1970, 1971, 1983.
Is Mariano Rivera the only active pitcher who has won one in the 90s and the 00s, who could still do it?
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