February 7, 2011
7 days until pitchers and catchers
51 days until Opening Day
Whodathunkit trivia: On this day in 1996 Dave Winfield announced his retirement. Winfield is one of only eight players in baseball history with 3,000 hits and 400 homers. How many of the other seven players can you name?
Bonus Winfield story: As a rookie with the Padres, Winfield bought blocks of tickets to Padres games and gave them to San Diego area families who couldn’t otherwise afford to go to games. Years later Winfield played for the Blue Jays and was teammates with David Wells. Winfield then discovered that Wells, a San Diego native, was one of the kids who attended Padres games courtesy of Winfield.
Surely as a result of good scouting and nothing more: On this day in 1994 the Chicago White Sox sign Michael Jordan to a minor league contract with the AA Birmingham Barons. In 127 games and 436 at-bats Jordan hit .202 with 3 home runs. He had nearly as many strikeouts (114) as total bases (116). After a year of that nonsense, Jordan returned to basketball.
Super Bonus Mind-Bending Trivia (Hint – the answer is not all-time home runs): What is the only way this progression makes sense? Hank Aaron, Babe Ruth, Stephen McInerney. Answer: Aaron’s birthday is February 5, Ruth’s birthday is February 6, and McInerney’s birthday is today. Birthday hits! There are no Stephens in the Hall of Fame. There is Steve Carlton, but he’s Steven with a “v”, not a “ph”.
7 days until pitchers and catchers
51 days until Opening Day
Whodathunkit trivia: On this day in 1996 Dave Winfield announced his retirement. Winfield is one of only eight players in baseball history with 3,000 hits and 400 homers. How many of the other seven players can you name?
Bonus Winfield story: As a rookie with the Padres, Winfield bought blocks of tickets to Padres games and gave them to San Diego area families who couldn’t otherwise afford to go to games. Years later Winfield played for the Blue Jays and was teammates with David Wells. Winfield then discovered that Wells, a San Diego native, was one of the kids who attended Padres games courtesy of Winfield.
Surely as a result of good scouting and nothing more: On this day in 1994 the Chicago White Sox sign Michael Jordan to a minor league contract with the AA Birmingham Barons. In 127 games and 436 at-bats Jordan hit .202 with 3 home runs. He had nearly as many strikeouts (114) as total bases (116). After a year of that nonsense, Jordan returned to basketball.
Super Bonus Mind-Bending Trivia (Hint – the answer is not all-time home runs): What is the only way this progression makes sense? Hank Aaron, Babe Ruth, Stephen McInerney. Answer: Aaron’s birthday is February 5, Ruth’s birthday is February 6, and McInerney’s birthday is today. Birthday hits! There are no Stephens in the Hall of Fame. There is Steve Carlton, but he’s Steven with a “v”, not a “ph”.
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| Odds are he missed the ball. Not a joke, statistically. |
Trivia answer: The seven other players to have 3,000 hits and 400 home runs are Stan Musial, Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, Carl Yastrzemski, Eddie Murray, Cal Ripken Jr., and Rafael Palmeiro.
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