Baseball

Anthony Young Finally Gets A WIN!!

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Remember when Pitcher Anthony Young finally was able see a big W next to his name in the boxscore after 27 straight L’s? Hard to blame him for all the losses though, when the Mets were pretty miserable in ‘92 & ‘93, losing 193 games over those seasons. Young had a 4.36 e.r.a with 16 saves and four holds over the span of his 77 appearances between May of ‘92 and July of ‘93, but getting that elusive win just wasn’t working out for Anthony. That first win would come on July 28th, 1993 when as a reliever he was awarded the W after Eddie Murray hit a walk-off double in the bottom of the ninth to give the Mets a 5-4 win over the Florida Marlins. R.I.P. Anthony

On This Day - Greg Maddux Wins On Just 76 Pitches!

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Taking it back to July 22nd, 1997 when Pitcher Greg Maddux threw a complete game 4-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs in only 76 pitches!! He gave up just five hits, with no walks. In fact he only threw 13 balls the entire game. There is even a stat named after Greg called ‘The Maddux’ for when a pitcher has a complete game under 100 pitches. Greg had 13 of them over his career. Happy Monday Dudes!!

Bo vs Deion

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It was back on July 17th, 1990 that the dynamic dual sport duo of Bo Jackson & Deion Sanders met for the fifth and final time on the baseball diamond. Bo started off the festivities with a homer to centerfield in the top of the 1st, just passed the outstretched glove of Deion as he scaled the wall. Bo would homer two more times in the 3rd & 5th innings. His shot to right center in the 3rd measured in at 464 ft.

‘Neon Deion’ got in on the homerun theme himself with one of the inside the park variety. In the bottom of the 6th, Bo made a diving attempt at Deion’s liner to center, just missing it, allowing Sanders to round the bases, ultimately leaping over the Royals Cather Mike MacFarlane at the plate to score. It was the first inside the park homer for the Yankees franchise since 1984. Unfortunately Jackson hurt his shoulder on the dive, and would miss the next month of baseball. Both teams went on to have pretty bummer years with the Royals finishing at 75-86 and the Yankees faring even worse with a 67-95 record.

Terry Pendleton- 5X World Series Loser

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Did you know Jeff. Uhh… I mean Terry Pendleton’s team went to the World Series 5 times over his 15 year MLB career? Unfortunately he & his squad were on the losing end each time. He made it all the way twice with the St. Louis Cardinals in ‘85 & ‘87 and three times with the Atlanta Braves of the 90’s. He was away with the Florida Marlins for the 1995 season when the Braves got the monkey off their back and won the crown over the Cleveland Indians. He would be traded back to Atlanta late in the ‘96 season but the Braves would come up short again against the powerhouse Yankees. Oh well. Happy Birthday Terry!

Lance Johnson Was The Coolest!

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Lance Johnson was the coolest! He became the first MLB player to lead his league in Triples for four straight seasons, when did it as the leadoff man for the Chicago White Sox from 1991-1994. ‘One Dog’ went on to lead the National League in triples in 1996 as a member of the New York Mets making him just the 3rd player to lead both leagues in triples. He’s also on the short list of players to ever have a trio of triples in one game. Happy Birthday Lance!

Rickey Henderson

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July 5th, 1993 - In a Monday Doubleheader between the Oakland A’s & Cleveland Indians, Rickey Henderson leads off both games with a Homerun. NO one had accomplished that feat since 1913 when Harry Hooper of the Red Sox did it. Rickey was actually traded to the Toronto Blue Jays just 3 1/2 weeks later, where he would go on to be apart of the Blue Jays World Series repeat in ‘93. He would return to Oakland the next season.

Moises Alou's Game Winning All-Star RBI

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Did you know that it was Moises’ walk off double in the bottom of the 10th inning that won the 1994 MLB All-Star Game for the National League? The shot to the left center gap scored Tony Gwynn all the way from first base giving them an 8-7 victory. The win broke the NL’s 6 year losing streak in All-Star Games. It was Fred ‘Crime-Dog’ McGriff who would receive game MVP honors though. His two run pinch hit homer in the bottom of the ninth tied it 7-7. Oh well Moises. Happy Birthday!

The Bird- Mark Fidrych

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June 28th, 1976 - Bird Mania-

Mark ‘The Bird’ Fidrych mows down the 1st place New York Yankees during an electrifying 5-1 complete game shut out victory. The game was featured on ABC’s Monday Night Baseball and lasted only 1 hour & 51 minutes. Fidrych went on to win AL Rookie of the Year honors with a 19-9 record and a 2.34 era. He also led the AL with 24 complete games that season. He’s the only baseball player to ever be featured on the cover of Rolling Stone Magazine. R.I.P Bird