Fox’s 3 Consecutive Walk-Offs May Be a First, But Albers’ Brilliant Debut Shares Top Billing
August 8, 2013 by Bob Wirz · Leave a Comment
It does not happen this way often when two ultra-heroic events divide attention about deadline time. When it does, one deals. Jake Fox made the first bid for attention when the Somerset, NJ (Atlantic League) designated hitter collected walk-off hits in three consecutive games. We do not know if it has ever been done before, […]
The Original Iron Man
March 29, 2013 by Bob Hurte · Leave a Comment
Generally, the term “Iron man” in baseball is reserved for the player who has played in the most consecutive games in major league history. Currently, Cal Ripken holds that title by playing in 2,632 consecutive games. Breaking the record of 2,130 games formally held by Lou “The Iron Horse” Gehrig. Wiley Piatt was the first […]
Kevin Pillar: How the Toronto Blue Jays’ Prospect is Raking His Way Through the Minor Leagues
March 27, 2013 by Andrew Martin · Leave a Comment
The Toronto Blue Jays traded a significant amount of their minor league talent to the Miami Marlins this past offseason in a huge trade that netted Jose Reyes, Mark Buehrle and Josh Johnson among others. Despite the deal, their cupboard is far from bare. Outfielder Kevin Pillar is one of the organization’s best young players […]
New Grip Helps Brock Peterson Slug Eight Homers in Nine Games And Climb to Top of Atlantic League Ladder
June 15, 2012 by Bob Wirz · Leave a Comment
Brock Peterson remembers one time when he banged out something like 17 consecutive hits. But that was as an American Legion player, and he was using a metal bat. His latest streak was much more vital to his career because eight home runs in nine games in a 10-day period in the Atlantic League is […]
Multiple Hitting Streaks
November 30, 2011 by Tom Ruane · Leave a Comment
While writing another article, I noticed that on April 18, 1931, Freddie Lindstrom and Mel Ott both extended long hitting streaks at the Baker Bowl, Lindstrom hitting in his 36th straight game there and Ott in his 29th straight. Of course, a hitting streak in a specific ball park is a rather obscure record and […]
Lazzari’s Baseball Roundup 2
September 8, 2010 by Bob Lazzari · Leave a Comment
TRIVIA QUESTION: The 1990 Philadelphia Phillies–who finished 4th in the NL East under manager Nick Leyva–were led in victories by a starting pitcher with a measly total of just TEN. Can you name this former left-handed hurler? Answer to follow……….I have a new nickname for Bill Hall of the Boston Red Sox: “The Pendulum.” WHY? […]
