Wednesday, January 31, 2018

#144 Hideo Nomo


TWISTING : verb  twist·ing  \ ˈtwis-tiŋ \: to wring or wrench so as to dislocate or distort

VERY appropriate for Nomo.

Silver Medal 1988 Olympics (for Japan)
1995 NL Rookie of the Year
Led league twice in strikeouts.
Threw 2 no-hitters.

NPB
Pacific League MVP (1990)
Eiji Sawamura Award (1990)
Pacific League Rookie of the Year (1990)

MLB
All-Star (1995)
NL Rookie of the Year (1995)
2× Strikeout leader (1995, 2001)
Threw two career no-hitters


Kintetsu Buffaloes (1990–1994)
Los Angeles Dodgers (1995–1998)
New York Mets (1998)
Milwaukee Brewers (1999)
Detroit Tigers (2000)
Boston Red Sox (2001)
Los Angeles Dodgers (2002–2004)
Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2005)
Kansas City Royals (2008)


Saturday, January 27, 2018

#143 Raul Mondesi


ATTENTIVE : adjective  at·ten·tive  \ ə-ˈten-tiv \: heedful of the comfort of others


That's not how I remember him.

1994 NL Rookie of the Year 

2X Gold Glove winner

Elected Mayor of his hometown in the Dominican Republic in 2010.

In 2017 sentenced to eight years in prison and ordered to pay $1.3 million on corruption charges.

Los Angeles Dodgers (1993–1999)
Toronto Blue Jays (2000–2002)
New York Yankees (2002–2003)
Arizona Diamondbacks (2003)
Pittsburgh Pirates (2004)
Anaheim Angels (2004)
Atlanta Braves (2005)




Wednesday, January 24, 2018

#142 Ramon Martinez


SHINING adjective  shin·ing  \ ˈshī-niŋ \: possessing a distinguished quality


Youngest player in the NL (20) when he made his debut in 1988.

Threw a no-hitter against Florida in 1995.

HOFer Pedro Martinez's older brother.

Los Angeles Dodgers (1988–1998)
Boston Red Sox (1999–2000)
Pittsburgh Pirates (2001)

Saturday, January 20, 2018

#141 Eric Karros


DEEP adjective  \ ˈdēp \: having many good players / a deep bull pen

1992 NL Rookie of the Year.

Degree in Economics from UCLA.

Dodgers career HR leader with 270. Is that right?

Has really nice hair, depending on who you ask.