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Mr. Jones hit seven home runs in 527 career games. He was the first base coach for the 2004 Red Sox.
Borat mixed with Fred Armisen anyone? Anyone?
Posts Tagged ‘royals’
Lynn Jones
Thursday, April 21st, 2011 by I Love Nerd York CityMike Armstrong
Monday, November 23rd, 2009 by I Love Nerd York City
Mr. Armstrong was the winning pitcher in the Yankees vs. Royals “pine tar game.”Brian Barber
Thursday, October 8th, 2009 by Nerdicus FinchClick the stars to vote: (20 votes, average: 4.40 out of 5)
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When I was growing up and living with my parents, I stored all of my baseball cards in a closet in the TV room. Recently, my parents began renovating this room and had to empty out the closets. Upon doing so, my Mom made it clear to me that I had to store my baseball cards in my own house. This has resulted in tens of thousands of (mostly worthless) baseball cards sitting in boxes in my sunroom.
I was flipping through some of the cards the other day and found Mr. Barber, one of many 1992 Topps Draft Pick cards that features really awkward photos straight out of school picture day. Barber was selected in the first round (22nd overall) in the 1991 draft by the St. Louis Cardinals. From 1995-99, he got into 26 games for the Cardinals and Royals, going 5-8 with a 6.77 ERA.
Jamie Quirk
Thursday, October 1st, 2009 by I Love Nerd York CityClick the stars to vote: (19 votes, average: 3.11 out of 5)
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According to Wikipedia, Mr. Quirk held the career home run record (43) for players whose last names started with “Q” until Mark Quinn passed him in 2002. Carlos Quentin passed that mark in 2008, and is the current record holder.
Paul Splittorff
Thursday, August 20th, 2009 by I Love Nerd York CityClick the stars to vote: (16 votes, average: 3.50 out of 5)
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Ah, 1982 Fleer, how I’ve missed you. The blurry image. The obviously too-dark-exposure. The crooked background. And the fan favorite…white sky. They never disappoint. As for Mr. Splittorff, he was an amazingly consistent league average starting pitcher. He pitched thirteen full seasons for the Kansas City Royals without ever having an ERA+ below 82, or above 122, finishing with a career mark of 101.
Al Cowens
Thursday, May 21st, 2009 by I Love Nerd York CityClick the stars to vote: (19 votes, average: 3.79 out of 5)
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A decidedly non-nerdy anecdote from Wikipedia:
A notable feud occurred between Cowens and pitcher Ed Farmer (current White Sox radio announcer). On May 8, 1979 playing for the Royals, Cowens suffered a fractured jaw and missed 21 games during an 8-7 loss to Texas as a result of being hit by a pitch from Farmer. Farmer also hit Royal Frank White in the same game and White sustained a broken hand, missing 33 contests. The next season on June 20‚ 1980 while playing for the Tigers‚ Cowens hit an infield grounder as Farmer pitched at Comiskey Park. While Farmer watched his infielder make the play, Cowens ran to mound and attacked the pitcher from behind instead of running to first base. Cowens was suspended for 7 games and a warrant was issued for his arrest in Illinois‚ forcing him to skip the remainder of the Tigers-White Sox series in Chicago. Farmer agreed to drop the charges in exchange for a handshake‚ and the 2 players brought out the lineup cards before the game on Sep 1, 1980.
