Otto Hess (1878)
Bill Killefer (1887)
Wally Berger (1905)
John Stone (1905)
Floyd Baker (1916)
Bobby Tiefenauer (1929)
Don Schaly (1937)
Gene Tenace (1946)
Roger Metzger (1947) Terry Enyart (1950) Les Straker (1959) Jim Weaver (1959) Ramon Martinez (1972)
Placido Polanco (1975)
Pat Burrell (1976)
Kolten Wong (1990)
Don Schaly was the head baseball coach at Marietta College for forty years. His teams reached the finals of the Division III College World Series ten times, winning three times.
Kolten Wong was drafted by Minnesota in the sixteenth round in 2008, but did not sign.
This is the anniversary of one of the most devastating breakups of my youth, and for some reason, the date has never left me. Strange, particularly since we remain friends to this day.
The Venezuelan Winter League starts today. The regular season runs through December 30, followed by playoffs. Here's a quick look at the teams. Be aware that the fact that a player is listed on someone's roster does not mean that he'll actually play much, if at all. Also, mlb.com does not list rosters for half the teams. This either means that the league is even less organized than usual or that mlb.com is asleep at the switch.
Dave Rowe (1854)
Al Maul (1865) Rube Marquard (1866) Joe Sewell (1898) Mike Hershberger (1939)
Joe Pepitone (1940)
Freddie Patek (1944)
Bob Moose (1947)
Steve Palermo (1949)
Brian Downing (1950)
Randy Lerch (1954)
Felix Fermin (1963) Danny Mota (1975) Brian Roberts (1977) Mark McLemore (1980) Jason Pridie (1983)
Steve Palermo was a major league umpire from 1977-1991, when he was shot and paralyzed while trying to prevent a robbery. He became Supervisor of Umpires in 2000.
We would also like to wish a happy birthday to brianS' dad.
Doc Crandall (1887)
Donie Bush (1887)
Ping Bodie (1887)
Wally Moses (1910)
Danny Murtaugh (1917)
Catfish Metkovich (1920)
Ed Kirkpatrick (1924)
Don Pepper (1943)
Paul Splittorff (1946) Rick Stelmaszek (1948) Enos Cabell (1949)
Jerry Reed (1955) Mike Morgan (1959) J. T. Bruett (1967) Olmedo Saenz (1970) Antoan Richardson (1983) Cody Eppley (1985)
Right-hander Jerry Reed was drafted by the Twins in the eleventh round in 1973, but did not sign.
We would also like to wish E-6 a very happy birthday, and a very happy anniversary to Rhu_Ru's parents.
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