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Norm Zauchin's career.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/z/zauchno01.shtml
May 27 All-Time Top Performers Batters: Norm Zauchin* (BOS, 1955): 4-5, 3 HR, 10 RBI, 4 R Charlie Gehringer* (DET, 1939): 4-5, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 2 R, cycle Lou Brock* (STL, 1975): 4-5, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R, 1 SB, cycle Carlos Pena (DET, 2004): 6-6, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 4 R Kelly Johnson (TBR, 2013): 4-5, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 2 R, 1 SB Jose Valentin (CHW, 2000): 3-4, 1 HR, 6 RBI, 4 R Todd Helton (COL, 2000): 4-4, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 3 R Mallex Smith (SEA, 2019): 2-3, 1 RBI, 2 R, 4 SB Josh Donaldson (TOR, 2016): 4-5, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 2 R Don Baylor (CAL, 1979): 3-5, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 3 R |
Apparently the owners have made a new proposal. I found this at the bottom of the interview with Eugene in the MLB news thread.
Grim stuff.
Sheryl followed up today with a article about the difficulties related to organizing minor league players. unionizing-the-minor-leagues
Mookie's in the first paragraph and so that's where I'm posting this.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/06/01/how-baseball-players-became-celebrities
The one and only.
Stephen J. Nesbitt, trying to keep the clicks coming at The Athletic:
If Major League Baseball operated its draft back then the way it does today...
The Pirates, by virtue of having baseball’s worst record in 1986, would have held the rights to the first pick in 1987 and selected Griffey — the kid born in Donora, Pa. He’d start between Barry Bonds and Bobby Bonilla in one of the great outfields the game has ever known. Griffey may have been the missing link. Maybe the Pirates would have won a World Series in 1990, 1991 or 1992.
The Tigers, MLB’s worst team in 1989, would have had a chance to draft Jones at No. 1 in 1990. He’d break into the big leagues and round out a Tigers infield that already included Cecil Fielder, Lou Whittaker and Alan Trammell.
Mike Trout (OF) ANA - May. 25
https://www.rotowire.com/baseball/player.php?id=741020
Trout has been staying in shape during the MLB hiatus in part by getting work in at a Little League field near his home in New Jersey, Mike Oz of Yahoo Sports reports.
ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Find that Little League field!
Twenty-nine other teams will soon be plyometric jumping.
Willy Adames (SS) TB - May. 25
https://www.rotowire.com/baseball/player.php?id=741024
Adames was one of more than a dozen players present at Tropicana Field for the re-start of workouts Monday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: The shortstop was present and accounted for in what was the first opportunity for Rays players to work out together in more than two months. Participants were able to play catch, run, use free weights in a makeshift gym and also complete plyometric jumps and other exercises during Monday's session, which was conducted in groups of two. While Adames and his teammates did not have access to amenities such as batting cages, bullpen mounds or the full weight room, Topkin notes those areas may be accessible as early as next week. The team is also expected to make the stadium available Wednesday and Friday this week.
I agree Alex, not sure we get baseball this year. Even if they do start there is no guarantee there is no stoppage for health reasons. This may stretch into 2021 as well.
I think you should replace Tony Clark. Great stuff, glad to read it.
Oh, and sad this is part of the conversation, though it should be. Rights are rights and should be respected always.
You're right about that. An important distinction. Mixed Draft was about 10 days before those of us in the seriously endangered states locked down. At that point none of us were thinking about this.
I'll argue we should redo it. If baseball shows at least two breaths of life this summer.
I did an interview with Sheryl Ring of Beyond the Boxscore. She published the first of a couple articles today. Eugene Freedman on MLB and COVID-19
Tony Clark should hire you, Eugene!
I'm still not optimistic that baseball will be played at all but at least radio silence seems to have been imposed. No updates, no leaks, no nothing. We can only hope both sides are zooming with each other from concealed bunkers.
NPB is getting ready to play ball! And then there was one.....https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2020/05/2f8c79adf5e9-urgent-japans-2020-pro-baseball-season-to-begin-june-19-after-virus-delay.html?fbclid=IwAR26GMbKWN9OT2DXU0SnZvhyTXZKp_NijNTP0yoxuca0QrmLwzRbuxz4XrY
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May 27 All-Time Top Performers
Pitchers:
Bert Blyleven* (CLE, 1985): 9.0 IP, 0 ER, 3 H, 0 BB, 10 K, 91 GmSc
Burleigh Grimes* (BRO, 1918): 9.0 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 0 BB, 8 K, 91 GmSc
John Tudor (BOS, 1983): 9.0 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, 2 BB, 8 K, 91 GmSc
Chris Archer (TBR, 2015): 8.0 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 0 BB, 12 K, 90 GmSc
Steve Ontiveros (OAK, 1995): 9.0 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, 2 BB, 7 K, 90 GmSc
* - pictured above