#12 Mike Greenwell

GRITTY: having strong qualities of tough uncompromising realism 

12 years with the Sox.

.303 career average.

First three ML hits were home runs.

Had a 9 RBI game.

Opened an amusement park.

Raced trucks.

Wrestled gators.

Yeah, gritty.

#11 Vaughn Eshelman

BALANCED: mental and emotional steadiness

Pitched a six inning shutout of the Yankees for the win in his ML Debut.

Gave up 2 HRs in a game 4 times.

In his 3 ML years Vaughn frequented the disabled list.

#10 Roger Clemens

ROCKET: Roger Clemens nickname.

That's all I want to say about him.

Emotion Recap - Page 1

#1 Brady Anderson - DRIVING

#2 Kevin Brown -  REACHING

#3 Curtis Goodwin - DAZZLING

#4 Jeffrey Hammonds - NATURAL

#5 Ben McDonald - DELIVERING

#6 Mike Mussina - SHARP

#7 Rafael Palmeiro - CHARGIN'

#8 Cal Ripken - CLASS

#9 Jose Canseco - STRENGTH

#9 Jose Canseco

STRENGTH: the quality or state of being strong : capacity for exertion or endurance

He's the primary image of the steroid era.

Notable Achievements (taking into account the above statement)

1985 The Sporting News & Baseball America Minor League Player of the Year, Huntsville Stars, Southern League & Tacoma Tigers, Pacific Coast League

1985 MVP Southern League, Huntsville Stars

1986 AL Rookie of the Year Award

1986 Topps All-Star Rookie Team

6-time AL All-Star (1986, 1988-1990, 1992 & 1999)

AL MVP (1988)

4-time AL Silver Slugger Award Winner (1988/OF, 1990/OF, 1991/OF & 1998/DH)

1994 AL Comeback Player of the Year Award

AL Slugging Percentage Leader (1988)

2-time AL Home Runs Leader (1988 & 1991)

AL RBI Leader (1988)

20-Home Run Seasons: 12 (1986-1988, 1990-1992 & 1994-1999)

30-Home Run Seasons: 8 (1986-1988, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1998 & 1999)

40-Home Run Seasons: 3 (1988, 1991 & 1998)

100 RBI Seasons: 6 (1986-1988, 1990, 1991 & 1998)

100 Runs Scored Seasons: 2 (1988 & 1991)

Won two World Series with the Oakland Athletics (1989) and the New York Yankees (2000)

#8 Cal Ripken Jr

CLASS: the best of its kind <the class of the league>

"Cal (Ripken, Jr.) is a bridge, maybe the last bridge, back to the way the game was played. Hitting home runs and all that other good stuff is not enough. It's how you handle yourself in all the good times and bad times that matters. That's what Cal showed us. Being a star is not enough. He showed us how to be more." - Joe Torre

Hey look at that, Cal was number 8 and this is card #8.

Wonderful.

#7 Rafael Palmeiro

CHARGING : a : to make an assertion against especially by ascribing guilt or blame

"I have never intentionally used steroids. Never. Ever. Period,"

(You knew that was coming.)

#6 Mike Mussina

SHARP - a : keen in intellect : quick-witted

b : keen in perception : acute

c : keen in attention : vigilant

AL record by winning at least 11 games in 17 consecutive seasons.

He came extremely close many times to pitching a perfect game.

His only 20 win season was his final season, the only AL pitcher to do so.

He collects tractors and vintage cars.