As Manny Ramirez continues to destroy NL pitching, it’s worth noting that he’s only three grand slams away from tying Lou Gehrig’s record of 23.
Can he hit three grand slams this season? Probably not. But consider this – three pitchers hit grand slams in 1995. Can you name them?
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May 20, 2008 - 12:43 pm
“She uses an odd, side-armed delivery, and puts both speed and curve on the ball. Her greatest asset, however, is control. She can place the ball where she pleases, and her knack at guessing the weakness of a batter is uncanny.” - The Chattanooga News
It was a bit of serendipity. Yesterday, as our own [...]
April 27, 2008 - 8:33 am
It probably comes as a surprise to no one that the Washington Nationals have a pretty abominable team once again this season, and that they are tied with the Texas Rangers for the worst record in baseball at 8-17. That is exactly the sort of performance we have come to expect from the Expos/Nats after [...]
April 9, 2008 - 2:08 pm
Bill Buckner was the surprise mystery guest who threw out the first pitch yesterday at Fenway’s Home Opener. As I’ve previously admitted, I greeted the late-breaking announcement with cynicism. Can’t we just get on with the pennants and the rings and the parades and leave all that crap behind us?
But then, noshing on my reuben [...]
March 7, 2008 - 12:43 pm
The baseball uniform is something of a curiosity. I think we can all agree that baseball did the world a favor by bringing us the baseball cap. But in what other sport are players required to wear a thick belt, tapered white stretch pants, a glorified pajama top, and stirrups?!
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August 19th, 2008 at 7:13 pm
I have NO IDEA. And I can’t even fathom a guess.
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August 19th, 2008 at 7:29 pm
I remember Denny Neagle did this. Don’t know the others.
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August 19th, 2008 at 7:58 pm
Denny Neagle is one of them.
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August 20th, 2008 at 1:39 am
King Felix hit one against santana this year
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August 20th, 2008 at 1:43 am
I would think Mike Hampton would be a decent guess.
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August 20th, 2008 at 2:01 am
Not Mike. Neagle is right. The other two would be impossible to guess. I spent a half an hour looking and I found…drum roll please…Jeff Juden of the Phils and Chris Hammond of the Marlins.
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August 20th, 2008 at 2:03 am
http://www.baseballlibrary.com/chronology/byyear.php?year=1995
…If anyone is interested is interested, it’s pretty cool. Great way to bring back memories.
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