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Post by nyjyrk on May 24, 2007 23:38:35 GMT -5
Danny Graves Babby Faced AssassinAll-Star 2000 2004 Awards 2002-ML-Lou Gehrig Memorial Award Danny was a pretty good closer for the Reds during the early 2000's. He was the closer from 1999 to 2002, then had a failed attempet as a strter (4 -15, 5.33 ERA) in 2003, before returning as the closer the following year. Born to an American serviceman father and a Vietnamese mother, he is the first and only Vietnam-born player in the history of the major leagues, and one of the few Vietnamese-American players. He's currently on the roster of the Long Island Ducks
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Post by nyjyrk on May 21, 2007 16:28:20 GMT -5
Evans Killeen
Pitched in 4 games in relief for the 1959 KC A's.
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Post by nyjyrk on May 20, 2007 22:25:33 GMT -5
Lenny Dykstra All-Star 1990 1994 1995 Silver Sluggers 1993-NL--OF "Nails" was a hard nosed, all out centerfielder for the Mets and Phillies during the 80s and 90s. He played a great CF, and was a terror on the basepaths. He was the leadoff hitter and catalyst for the 1986 Mets World Championship team. He came in second in the MVP voting to Barry Bonds for the NL in 1993, the year he scored 143 runs and led the Phillies to the World Series. Because of his all-out style of play, he was injured quite often.
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Post by nyjyrk on May 19, 2007 19:07:47 GMT -5
Norm Charlton The SheriffLeft-handed reliever who was best known for being one of the "Nasty Boys" for the Reds in the early 90s. He was the main set-up man for Dibble and Myers. Then became the closer when Myers went to San Diego. HE ended the decade as Seattle's closer playing for Lou Pinella again.
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Post by nyjyrk on May 19, 2007 19:00:28 GMT -5
I met him the same day I met Kirby. Nice guy as well.
To continue......
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Post by nyjyrk on May 17, 2007 22:35:34 GMT -5
Larry Andersen Probably best known for being traded by the Astros for Jeff Bagwell. The Red Sox needed to shore up thier bullpen, and traded away thier #1 prospect in Bagwell. They ended up winning the division and thought that there was no room for Bagwell with Wade Boggs at thirdbase (Bagwell played third in the minors) Anderson was a jouneyman reliever who played for 6 teams during his 17 seasons. He was a very good setup pitcher for years, but never really made the transition to closer.
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Post by nyjyrk on May 17, 2007 20:10:21 GMT -5
Bobby Bonilla Bobby-Bo All-Star 1988 1989 1990 1991 1993 1995 Silver Sluggers 1988-NL--3B 1990-NL--OF 1991-NL--OF
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Post by nyjyrk on May 13, 2007 21:11:35 GMT -5
Ted Lilly All-Star 2004
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Post by nyjyrk on May 12, 2007 15:05:56 GMT -5
Ozzie Virgil, Sr Father of Ozzie Virgil, Jr. also a former Major Leaguer.
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Post by nyjyrk on May 12, 2007 14:57:15 GMT -5
Good to see you were able to get Oliva in there.
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Post by nyjyrk on May 10, 2007 22:39:34 GMT -5
Yorvit Torrealba
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Post by nyjyrk on May 9, 2007 20:36:53 GMT -5
Garth IorgPlatooned with Rance Mulliniks at 3B for the Blue Jays in the 80s. His brother Dane was a decent utilityman for the Cards and Royals around the same era.
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Post by nyjyrk on May 7, 2007 19:14:44 GMT -5
Bill Bray Pitched in 48 games (19 with the Nationals, 29 with the Reds) in his rookie season last year. Traded by the Washington Nationals with Daryl Thompson, Royce Clayton, Brendan Harris, and Gary Majewski to the Cincinnati Reds for Austin Kearns, Felipe Lopez, and Ryan Wagner on July 13th last year. Started this season and is currently on the DL with the Reds.
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Post by nyjyrk on May 7, 2007 18:21:17 GMT -5
Ernie Lombardi "Schnozz" or "Bocci"Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1986. All-Star 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1942 1943 1945 Awards 1938-NL-MVP 2 time batting champ as a catcher. Born and raised in Oakland, one of the most popular players baseball has known, Ernie won the 1938 batting title with a .342 average and most valuable player honors while with Cincinnati. He repeated batting title honors in 1942 with a .330 mark with the Boston Braves. In 17 National League seasons, Ernie compiled a lifetime batting average of .306. He hit over .300 ten different seasons. Infielders, knowing how hard he hit the ball and how slowly he ran, played him as much as 30 feet behind the infield. Ernie is also remembered for being behind the plate when Johnny Vander Meer tossed his two successive no-hitters.
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Post by nyjyrk on May 5, 2007 18:57:24 GMT -5
Jack Chesbro Happy JackInducted into the Hall of Fame in 1946. One of the original New York Highlanders. Was on the team in New York in thier first season (1903) after moving from Baltimore, and was the starting pitcher in thier first ever game. He went 41 and 12 with a 1.82 ERA in 1904 (no other pitcher in the league won more than 26). He started 51 games and completed 48 of those in that season. Injuries ended his career early, but he ended with a lifetime 198 - 132 record.
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