Derek Jeter Moves Up All-Time Hits List
May 27, 2012 by Seamheads · Leave a Comment
Derek Jeter moves up all-time hits list (via AFP) New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter tied George Brett for 14th on Major League Baseball’s all-time hits list with two singles in New York’s 9-2 victory over Oakland. Jeter on Saturday tied Hall of Famer Brett at 3,154 hits with a bunt single in the fifth [...]
The Ultimate Seven-Game Fall Classic: Game Five
November 9, 2010 by Mike Lynch · Leave a Comment
In part one of my Ultimate Seven-Game Fall Classic series, I featured Game One of the 1988 World Series between the Oakland A’s and Los Angeles Dodgers, won by the latter on Kirk Gibson’s walk-off two-run homer off Dennis Eckersley, ironic because it was Eck who coined the phrase “walk-off piece.” Part two featured an [...]
Touring The Bases With…Brent Mayne
August 11, 2010 by Bob Lazzari · Leave a Comment
Catcher Brent Mayne was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the first round (#13 overall) of the 1989 amateur draft and made his major league debut only a year later, rapping an RBI single off Twins pitcher Scott Erickson in his first major league at-bat. Mayne spent 15 seasons in the big leagues with [...]
