Each major league baseball has 108 stitches.
**factoid courtesy of ‘Armchair Reader – Grand Slam Baseball’
My take – Hey, that would be a very clever name for a blog – ‘108 stitches’ has a nice ring to it. I need to go copyright that one…
Did You Know…
July 5, 2009 · 1 Comment
Categories: Did You Know....
Tagged: 108 stitches, baseball, baseball cards, baseball facts, baseball fun facts, baseball trivia, fun facts, sports trivia, trivia
Happy Anniversary Rickey Henderson!!!
July 5, 2009 · 2 Comments
On this day in 1993, Rickey Henderson and his Oakland A’s teammates battled against the Cleveland Indians in a double-header.
What is so special about that you ask? Double-headers are a normal part of a baseball schedule you say…
Well during this double header, a man by the name of Rickey Henderson led off both of these games with home runs, a feat that had not been accomplished in 60 years. In game #1, Henderson launched a homer off of Paul Abbott. And then just a few short hours later he did it again, this time of off Mark Clark.
Happy Anniversary Rickey Henderson, a true one-of-a-kind player!!!
Categories: Rickey Henderson Collection · Stars from the 80's
Tagged: all-star, baseball cards, baseball legend, baseball milestones, collecting, collection, Hall Of Fame, hobby, HOF, home run, lead-off hitter, lou brock, most valuable player, MVP, new york yankees, oakland A’s, Oakland Athletics, rickey henderson, Rickey Henderson Collection, stolen bases, yankees
Happy Birthday Rich ‘Goose’ Gossage!!!
July 5, 2009 · 1 Comment
The ‘Goose’ turns 58 years old today.
The man known for his famous facial hair has an equally impressive baseball resume. With a career that spanned 22 seasons, Rich ‘Goose’ Gossage put together a Hall of Fame caliber list of accomplishments.
124 Wins, 310 saves, 3.01 ERA, 1,502 strikeouts, a 9-time All-star, 5 Top-6 finishes for the Cy Young Award, and a World Series champion!! Not too shabby, not too shabby at all…
Happy Birthday ‘Goose’!!!
Nice softball outfit, huh??? Too funny!!!
Categories: Birthdays & Anniversaries · Stars from the 80's
Tagged: 1978 world series, 1981 world series, 1984 world series, all-star, baseball, cy young, cy young award, goose gossage, Hall Of Fame, HOF, most valuable player, MVP, new york yankees, padres, rich gossage, san diego padres, world series, yankees
