John Axford’s note to the media after blowing his 49-save streak. Of course anyone who signs their name “Ax” can be nothing but a class act. Congratulations to him and his family.
Hall of Famer Willie Keeler (bottom right) would have turned 140 years old today.
He is pictured here with fellow team members Walter S. Brodie (bottom left), John McGraw(top right) and Wilbert Robinson (top left), who bares a striking resemblance to Pawnee City Department of Parks and Recreation Director Ron Swanson.
It is unknown if Robinson would sneak out at night to play jazz sax under the alias Duke Silver
(Via “Happy Birthday to Parks and Rec employee Willie Keeler” on mlb.com)
I wish they had twitter back in the day. I would’ve loved to see what Barry Larkin was doing.
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~Brandon Phillips |
They don’t think you plan on playing this game until you’re on crutches, but as long as I feel good and I can swing the bat well, I want to keep on playing. What better life is there?
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~David Ortiz |
They’d send Mick over to get bearings and repair parts for the pumps, and he’d set there at the engineer’s desk and practice his signature on the Yellow Transit notepads. I got three notepads of Mickey Mantle signatures.
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Errorless Streaks - The Machines of Baseball
Inspired by the comparison of Baseball players and machines, I found the longest errorless streaks by position. Some of the most well-oiled machines to take position on the diamond.
1B: Kevin “Steam Engine” Youkilis - 238 games
2B: Placido “The Furnace” Polanco - 186 games
3B: Jeff “Jet Turbine” Cirillo - 99 games
3B: John “Lawn Mower” Wehner - 99 games
SS: Mike “Typewriter” Bordick - 110 games
OF: Darren “The Engine” Lewis - 369 games
C: Mike “Machine Gun” Matheny - 252 games
