Thursday, September 24, 2020

#191 Rod Beck

 

TORCH : noun : \ ˈtȯrch  
: any of various portable devices for emitting an unusually hot flame


Becks portable arm emits an unusually hot flame when throwing a baseball.

Died tragically at the age of 38 in 2007.

Win–loss record 38–45
Earned run average 3.30
Strikeouts 644
Saves 286

San Francisco Giants (1991–1997)
Chicago Cubs (1998–1999)
Boston Red Sox (1999–2001)
San Diego Padres (2003–2004)

3× All-Star (1993, 1994, 1997)
NL Rolaids Relief Man Award (1994)
San Francisco Giants Wall of Fame

Friday, September 18, 2020

#190 Scott Sanders


SLIDER : noun : slid·​er | \ ˈslī-dər  \
 : a fast baseball pitch that breaks slightly in the same direction as a curve
or
: a very small meat sandwich typically served on a bun


Not sure which one Emotion is talking about.

Win–loss record 34–45
Earned run average 4.86
Strikeouts 632

San Diego Padres (1993–1996)
Seattle Mariners (1997)
Detroit Tigers (1997–1998)
San Diego Padres (1998)
Chicago Cubs (1999)
Nippon-Ham Fighters (2001)