Archive for August, 2006

Monday Minutiae

Monday, August 14th, 2006

All stats are prior to Sundays action.
Double Plays
One thing lost in the departure of Austin Kearns is that the Reds lost their Grounded into Double Plays leader. Kearns at the AS break had 14 GIDP, and currently has 17. At the AS break he had 325 at bats and was averaging a GIDP every 24 […]

The Man in the Dugout - Part 3

Friday, August 11th, 2006

Rounding out the Mangerial get to know we had this week are these “Baseball Men”
Bob Melvin (Arizona)
Did he play MLB? - Yes
Position - Catcher
Organization - Drafted by the Giants Melvin was around when the Hum Baby Giants and Roger Craig turned the franchise around in the 80’s. He later caught under Spark Anderson and learned […]

The Man in the Dugout - Part 2

Wednesday, August 9th, 2006

Yesterday we started to get aquainted with some of the traits and backgrounds that managers share around major league baseball, today will finish up the American League.
Here’s the rest of the American League Skippers.
Buddy Bell (Kansas City)
Did he play MLB? - Yes
Position - 3rd base
Organization - Drafted and developed by the Indians, played for Pat […]