This was very fun, and very exhausting. I am going to take a break from these kinds of ‘themed’ posts so I can focus a little more on cards and the upcoming season.
I hope you enjoyed my recap of the best players to debut during the 1980’s as much as I enjoyed writing about them.
And now for 1 last time, I give you the ’40/40′ club…
Date | Rank | Year | Player |
31-Mar | 1 | 82 | Cal Ripken, Jr. |
30-Mar | 2 | 87 | Barry Bonds |
29-Mar | 3 | 87 | Greg Maddux |
28-Mar | 4 | 85 | Roger Clemens |
27-Mar | 5 | 80 | Rickey Henderson |
26-Mar | 6 | 89 | Ken Griffey, Jr. |
25-Mar | 7 | 87 | Rafael Palmeiro |
24-Mar | 8 | 83 | Tony Gwynn |
23-Mar | 9 | 88 | Tom Glavine |
22-Mar | 10 | 84 | Kirby Puckett |
21-Mar | 11 | 89 | Craig Biggio |
20-Mar | 12 | 89 | Randy Johnson |
19-Mar | 13 | 83 | Wade Boggs |
18-Mar | 14 | 88 | John Smoltz |
17-Mar | 15 | 85 | Mark McGwire |
16-Mar | 16 | 83 | Ryne Sandberg |
15-Mar | 17 | 86 | Jose Canseco |
14-Mar | 18 | 87 | Barry Larkin |
13-Mar | 19 | 88 | Roberto Alomar |
12-Mar | 20 | 89 | Gary Sheffield |
11-Mar | 21 | 87 | Bo Jackson |
10-Mar | 22 | 85 | Dwight Gooden |
9-Mar | 23 | 85 | Orel Hershiser |
8-Mar | 24 | 84 | Don Mattingly |
7-Mar | 25 | 86 | Fred McGriff |
6-Mar | 26 | 84 | Darryl Strawberry |
5-Mar | 27 | 89 | Curt Schilling |
4-Mar | 28 | 81 | Tim Raines |
3-Mar | 29 | 86 | Vince Coleman |
2-Mar | 30 | 81 | Fernando Valenzuela |
1-Mar | 31 | 86 | Andres Galarraga |
28-Feb | 32 | 87 | Will Clark |
27-Feb | 33 | 86 | Cecil Fielder |
26-Feb | 34 | 82 | Lee Smith |
25-Feb | 35 | 85 | Eric Davis |
24-Feb | 36 | 88 | Mark Grace |
23-Feb | 37 | 85 | Bret Saberhagen |
22-Feb | 38 | 83 | Willie McGee |
21-Feb | 39 | 87 | David Cone |
20-Feb | 40 | 89 | Jim Abbott |