Sunday, May 31, 2020

#183 Ozzie Smith


SAVVY : adjective \ ˈsa-vē  \
: having or showing perception, comprehension, or shrewdness especially in practical matters

SAVVY is a good choice, but WIZARD would have been better.

Batting average .262
Hits 2,460
Home runs 28
Runs batted in 793
Stolen bases 580

San Diego Padres (1978–1981)
St. Louis Cardinals (1982–1996)

15× All-Star (1981–1992, 1994–1996)
World Series champion (1982)
NLCS MVP (1985)
13× Gold Glove Award (1980–1992)
Silver Slugger Award (1987)
Roberto Clemente Award (1995)
St. Louis Cardinals No. 1 retired
St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame

Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame 2002
Vote 91.7% (first ballot)


Wednesday, May 27, 2020

#182 Ray Lankford


HUSTLING : intransitive verb \ ˈhə-​s(ə-​)liŋ  \
: to play a game or sport in an alert aggressive manner

Five seasons of 20 home runs and 20 stolen bases.

Batting average .272
Home runs 238
Runs batted in 874

St. Louis Cardinals (1990–2001)
San Diego Padres (2001–2002)
St. Louis Cardinals (2004)

All-Star (1997)
St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame

Sunday, May 24, 2020

#181 Brian Jordan


VERSATILE : adjective  \ ˈvər-sə-tᵊl \
: embracing a variety of subjects, fields, or skills

Two-sport superhuman, professional football and baseball.

Batting average .282
Home runs 184
Runs batted in 821

St. Louis Cardinals (1992–1998)
Atlanta Braves (1999–2001)
Los Angeles Dodgers (2002–2003)
Texas Rangers (2004)
Atlanta Braves (2005–2006)

All-Star (1999)


Tuesday, May 19, 2020

Emotion Recap - Page 20

#172 Jay Bell - KEYSTONE
#173 Micah Franklin - LEARNING
#174 Mark Johnson - POTENTIAL
#175 Jeff King - SMOOTH
#176 Al Martin - SPRINT
#177 Dan Miceli - ICY
#178 Denny Neagle - CONCENTRATION
#179 Bernard Gilkey - JOY
#180 Ken Hill - FOLLOW-THROUGH



Tuesday, May 12, 2020

#180 Ken Hill


FOLLOW-THROUGH : verb \ ˈfä-lō-ˌthrü \
: to continue a stroke or motion to the end of its arc

Hill was going strong at 16-5 with a 3.32 ERA in 1994, when the season was ended by a strike on August 12. He was on pace for a 23-7 season. 

Win–Loss record 117–109
Earned run average 4.06
Strikeouts 1,181

St. Louis Cardinals (1988–1991)
Montreal Expos (1992–1994)
St. Louis Cardinals (1995)
Cleveland Indians (1995)
Texas Rangers (1996–1997)
Anaheim Angels (1997–2000)
Chicago White Sox (2000)
Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2001)

All-Star (1994)
NL wins leader (1994)

Saturday, May 9, 2020

#179 Bernard Gilkey


JOY : noun \ ˈjȯi  \
: a source or cause of delight

Can anyone testify that Bernard Gilkey was actually a joy to watch? I never saw him play.

Batting average .275
Home runs 118
Runs batted in 546

St. Louis Cardinals (1990–1995)
New York Mets (1996–1998)
Arizona Diamondbacks (1998–2000)
Boston Red Sox (2000)
Atlanta Braves (2001)

Wednesday, May 6, 2020

#178 Denny Neagle


CONCENTRATION : noun  \ ˌkän(t)-sən-ˈtrā-shən  , -ˌsen- \
: the act or process of concentrating : the state of being concentrated
especially : direction of attention to a single object

His concentration got him in trouble with the law a few times.

Win–loss record 124–92
Earned run average 4.24
Strikeouts 1,415

Minnesota Twins (1991)
Pittsburgh Pirates (1992–1996)
Atlanta Braves (1996–1998)
Cincinnati Reds (1999–2000)
New York Yankees (2000)
Colorado Rockies (2001–2003)

2× All-Star (1995, 1997)
World Series champion (2000)
NL wins leader (1997)

Friday, May 1, 2020

#177 Dan Miceli


ICY : adjective \ ˈī-sē  \
: not friendly or kind

Dan never stayed long enough to learn the bullpen catchers name.

Win–loss record 43–52
Earned run average 4.48
Strikeouts 632

Pittsburgh Pirates (1993–1996)
Detroit Tigers (1997)
San Diego Padres (1998–1999)
Florida Marlins (2000–2001)
Colorado Rockies (2001)
Texas Rangers (2002)
Colorado Rockies (2003)
Cleveland Indians (2003)
New York Yankees (2003)
Houston Astros (2003–2004)
Yomiuri Giants (2005)
Colorado Rockies (2005)
Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2006)