Wednesday, April 25, 2018

#153 Pedro Martinez


EXCITING : adjective  ex·cit·ing  \ ik-ˈsī-tiŋ \
: producing excitement.

Nuff said.

8× All-Star (1996–2000, 2002, 2005, 2006)
World Series champion (2004)
3× Cy Young Award (1997, 1999, 2000)
Triple Crown (1999)
MLB wins leader (1999)
5× MLB ERA leader (1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003)
3× AL strikeout leader (1999, 2000, 2002)
Boston Red Sox No. 45 retired
Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame

Los Angeles Dodgers (1992–1993)
Montreal Expos (1994–1997)
Boston Red Sox (1998–2004)
New York Mets (2005–2008)
Philadelphia Phillies (2009)

Sunday, April 22, 2018

#152 Cliff Floyd


POWER : noun, often attributive  pow·er  \ ˈpau̇(-ə)r \
(1) : ability to act or produce an effect (2) : ability to get extra-base hits (3) : capacity for being acted upon or undergoing an effect


Three-sport star in high school.
Drafted as the 14th pick of the first round of the 1991 draft by the Montreal Expos.
Doing well in his second career of broadcasting.

All-Star (2001)
World Series champion (1997)

Montreal Expos (1993–1996)
Florida Marlins (1997–2002)
Montreal Expos (2002)
Boston Red Sox (2002)
New York Mets (2003–2006)
Chicago Cubs (2007)
Tampa Bay Rays (2008)
San Diego Padres (2009)

Friday, April 20, 2018

#151 Jeff Fassero


QUALITY : noun  qual·i·ty  \ ˈkwä-lə-tē \
: peculiar and essential character

Drafted by the Cardinals in 1984 but didn't make his ML debut until 1991 with the Expos.

He's now working his way up the ranks as a minor league pitching coach.

Montreal Expos (1991–1996)
Seattle Mariners (1997–1999)
Texas Rangers (1999)
Boston Red Sox (2000)
Chicago Cubs (2001–2002)
St. Louis Cardinals (2002–2003)
Colorado Rockies (2004)
Arizona Diamondbacks (2004)
San Francisco Giants (2005–2006)

Tuesday, April 17, 2018

#150 Wil Cordero


EXCEL : transitive verb  ex·cel  \ ik-ˈsel \
: to be superior to : surpass in accomplishment or achievement

Um, I dunno about the use of EXCEL in this case.

1997 -  guilty to assault and battery against his former wife.
1997 -  restraining order was issued  for allegedly threatening his wife.
1999 - arrested in New York and charged with disturbing the peace.
2002 - arrested in Orlando, Florida and charged with battery.
2000s - made repeated attempts to reduce his court-ordered child support obligations.

1994 All-Star 
1994 Silver Slugger Award

Montréal Expos (1992–1995)
Boston Red Sox (1996–1997)
Chicago White Sox (1998)
Cleveland Indians (1999)
Pittsburgh Pirates (2000)
Cleveland Indians (2000–2002)
Montréal Expos (2002–2003)
Florida Marlins (2004)
Washington Nationals (2005)