A Bird in the Hall of Fame?
May 8, 2013 by Matt Nadel · 4 Comments
Hey baseball fans! Remember in my Gary Carter post where I said to stalk my blog like a hawk for new posts? Well, the reason I said that was because I was making a reference to another Expo Hall of Famer,Andre Dawson! Andre “The Hawk” (got his nickname because his uncle said that he attacked ground balls [...]
Koufax or Ryan? Tough choice for Torborg
July 18, 2011 by Dan Schlossberg · Leave a Comment
Don’t ask Jeff Torborg to choose between Sandy Koufax and Nolan Ryan. The only man to catch no-hitters thrown by both can’t make up his mind. A former back-up catcher for the Dodgers and Angels, Torborg caught a perfect game thrown by Koufax in 1965 and no-hitters thrown by Bill Singer in 1970 and Ryan [...]
1990 Baseball Predictions: How Did They Turn Out?
June 18, 2010 by Mike Lynch · Leave a Comment
When I was a teenager February meant two things: the start of spring training and my annual trek to the supermarket to load up on baseball preview magazines. Back then, you could score a handful for about $15. These days, at $8-$9 a pop (or even $12.99; I’m talking to you Maple Street Press), I [...]
Touring the Bases With…Roger LaFrancois
May 17, 2010 by Bob Lazzari · Leave a Comment
Boston Red Sox catcher Roger LaFrancois spent only eight games at the Major League level but made the most of it, batting .400 with a double, a run, and an RBI in 10 at-bats in 1982. Drafted by Boston in the eighth round of the 1977 amateur draft, LaFrancois spent most of his nine professional [...]
