Posts Tagged ‘facial hair’
Wednesday, March 10th, 2010 by Nerdicus Finch
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Apparently, Mr. Harris was a switch-pitcher! From Baseball Library:
Harris’ unusual ability to pitch with both hands led to some tension between him and the Red Sox, who forbade the ambidextrous hurler from throwing lefty. GM Lou Gorman insisted it would “make a mockery” of the game, leading Harris to grumble, “Boston is so conservative. People are afraid to try anything.” In a muted show of defiance, Harris usually chose to wear an ambidextrous glove on the mound.
But just before his retirement, while pitching for the Expos in 1995, the veteran hurler finally became the only twentieth-century pitcher to throw from both sides of the mound. After Harris (pitching righty) retired Reggie Sanders to start off the ninth inning of a game against the Cincinnati Reds on September 28, 1995, he turned around to face the left-handed Hal Morris.
Harris issued a free pass, thus becoming the first ambidextrous major-league pitcher since Elton “Ice Box” Chamberlain of the American Association in 1888. Nerve-wracked, he stayed a southpaw and induced a ground-out from Eddie Taubensee, closing out the inning by retiring Bret Boone as a righty. The last pitcher to use both hands in a pro game had been Bert Campaneris, who did so in 1962 while playing for Daytona Beach in the Florida State League.
Pretty awesome stuff. Hopefully we’ll see something similar from Yankees farmhand Pat Venditte in the not-too-distant future.
Tags: 1990, Boston Red Sox, distorted faces, facial hair, glasses, Greg Harris, hat placement, nerd, pitcher, switch pitcher, topps
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Sunday, February 28th, 2010 by Nerdicus Finch
Tags: 1987, facial hair, glasses, Jim Gantner, milwaukee brewers, nerd, nerds, second base, topps, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
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Thursday, February 25th, 2010 by Nerdicus Finch
Tags: 1987, Alvaro Espinoza, distorted faces, facial hair, glasses, mesh cap, Minnesota Twins, shortstop, topps
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Monday, February 22nd, 2010 by Nerdicus Finch
Tags: 1988, Chicago Cubs, facial hair, fleer, glasses, nerds
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Monday, February 8th, 2010 by I Love Nerd York City
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According to Wikipedia, Mr. Eichhorn seems to have had an amazing career. In 1982, only 38 innings into his pro career, he suffered a major shoulder injury, which robbed him of his velocity. He didn’t resurface in the majors until 1986, with an extreme sidearm delivery. That year, he pitched 157 innings, AS A RELIEF PITCHER! His ERA was 1.72, his WHIP was .955, and he struck out 166 batters. Had he pitched five more innings, he would have qualified for the AL ERA title.
In his 11 seasons in the pros, Mr. Eichhorn had three seasons in which his ERA+ was over 200, and five more seasons when it was over 123.
Oh, and for part of his career, he was the setup man for Tom Henke.
Tags: 1988, blue jays, distorted faces, facial hair, fleer, mark eichhorn, pitcher
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Thursday, January 28th, 2010 by I Love Nerd York City
Tags: 1986, facial hair, glasses, hat placement, nerd, pirates, pitcher, topps
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Thursday, January 7th, 2010 by I Love Nerd York City
I was planning on a post congratulating Barry Larkin and Roberto Alomar on becoming the newest first-ballot-hall-of-famers, and Bert Blyleven on finally getting the call. Whoops.
Anyway, here’s the nerdiest card from a hall-of-famer that I could find through a very quick google image search.
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Thanks to Night Owl Cards for this image.
Tags: 1985, Barry Larkin, Bert Blyleven, distorted faces, facial hair, flat brim, glasses, Hall of Fame, hat placement, nerd, OF, padres, Roberto Alomar, topps
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