Showing posts with label Walter Johnson. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Walter Johnson. Show all posts

Sunday, November 15, 2020

Flotsam and Jetsam

Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.

If you combine the 1918 and 1919 seasons Walter Johnson pitched an amazing 616.1 innings with a 1.37 ERA, allowing just 2 home runs. Equally amazing - both those home runs were hit by Babe Ruth... Bob Dylan is an inspiration to artists for both his creativity and longevity but it should also be pointed out that his first album only sold 5,000 copies. So he's also an inspiration for struggling artists too... Tom Brady's high school went 5-5 his senior year even though they had him as their starting QB. Goes to show you can never tell... Masturbatory Rampage would be a good name for a band or fantasy football team name... Is there anything funnier than sending a friend into Dunkin Donuts for a large "Blumpkin Spice?" Sorry Mark (he thought it was half blueberry and half pumpkin)... 

Sunday, September 09, 2007

Top 5 - Baseball Players from Kansas

Here are who I consider the top 5 baseball players born in Kansas.

1. Walter Johnson - perhaps the greatest pitcher in baseball history
2. Joe Tinker - sorry but in my mind one of the least deserving members of the Hall of Fame
3. Johnny Damon - his two All-Star appearances don't give the story to his true value
4. Tony Clark - at 241 and counting - the most HR in MLB history by a Kansas born player
5. (tie) Mike "F'n" Torrez (tie) Bill Russell

Kansas has perhaps the biggest drop-off from their top player to the next best player from the state. Joe Tinker gets the nod for the second slot purely on his being in the Hall of Fame. It pained me to put Mike "the original embedded Yankee" Torrez on this list.