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Post by donniebaseball23 on Mar 5, 2024 0:21:35 GMT -5
INF - Tom Brookens, 1989. Longtime Tigers infielder spent the 1989 season with the Yankees, mainly as a part-time starter at 3B until an injury in late July. View AttachmentI don't remember Brookens ever playing for the Yankees in 1989, but I was away at college at the time and the Yanks weren't very good, so that might explain why. It was a forgettable stop in the Bronx. Hit just .226 with 4 hr and 14 rbi in 66 games (168 ab) on a bad team. |
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Post by fwclipper51 on Mar 5, 2024 13:01:17 GMT -5
Hipolito Pena
Luis Aguayo
Brian Dorsett
Bob Brower
Scott Nielson
Marcus Lawton
Don Schulze
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Post by inger on Mar 5, 2024 14:58:32 GMT -5
Hipolito Pena Luis Aguayo Brian Dorsett Bob Brower Scott Nielson Marcus Lawton Don Schulze Waiting to cut to David Letterman saying “Hip-o-Lito” the run his tongue over his top teeth behind his upper lip and repeat, “Hip-O-LITO.”… |
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Post by donniebaseball23 on Mar 10, 2024 22:21:53 GMT -5
SP - "Big Daddy" Rick Reuschel, 1981. Acquired from the Cubs in the 1981 season, pitched well in the regular season, but poorly in the World Series against the Dodgers. Missed 1982 with a rotator cuff injury and was released by the Yankees in June, 1983 never having pitched another game for them.  |
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Post by inger on Mar 10, 2024 22:59:03 GMT -5
SP - "Big Daddy" Rick Reuschel, 1981. Acquired from the Cubs in the 1981 season, pitched well in the regular season, but poorly in the World Series against the Dodgers. Missed 1982 with a rotator cuff injury and was released by the Yankees in June, 1983 never having pitched another game for them. View AttachmentAlternate nickname, “The Whale”… |
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Post by chiyankee on Mar 11, 2024 9:18:13 GMT -5
SP - "Big Daddy" Rick Reuschel, 1981. Acquired from the Cubs in the 1981 season, pitched well in the regular season, but poorly in the World Series against the Dodgers. Missed 1982 with a rotator cuff injury and was released by the Yankees in June, 1983 never having pitched another game for them. View AttachmentRemember Reuschel's brother, Paul who also pitched in the big leagues? |
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Post by pippsheadache on Mar 11, 2024 10:03:54 GMT -5
SP - "Big Daddy" Rick Reuschel, 1981. Acquired from the Cubs in the 1981 season, pitched well in the regular season, but poorly in the World Series against the Dodgers. Missed 1982 with a rotator cuff injury and was released by the Yankees in June, 1983 never having pitched another game for them. View AttachmentRemember Reuschel's brother, Paul who also pitched in the big leagues? Yes, Paul looked a lot like Rick. Both of them were flabby, but Paul wore glasses. They still rank eighth among brother pitching duos for victories, if you discount the nineteenth century Clarkson brothers and the Mathewson brothers Christy and Henry, of which Christy accounted for all 373 wins between them. Here is the list: 1. Phil and Joe Niekro -- 539 (318 and 221) 2. Gaylord and Jim Perry -- 529 (314 and 215) 3. Greg and Mike Maddux -- 394 (355 and 39) 4. Pedro and Ramon Martinez -- 354 (219 and 135) 5. Stan and Harry Coveleski -- 296 (215 and 81) 6. Bob and Ken Forsch -- 282 (168 and 114) 7. Livan and Orlando Hernandez - 268 (178 and 90) 8. Rick and Paul Reuschel -- 230 (214 and 16) 9. Al and Mark Leiter -- 227 (162 and 65) 10. Jesse and Virgil Barnes -- 213 (152 and 61) |
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Post by chiyankee on Mar 11, 2024 10:15:47 GMT -5
Remember Reuschel's brother, Paul who also pitched in the big leagues? Yes, Paul looked a lot like Rick. Both of them were flabby, but Paul wore glasses. They still rank eighth among brother pitching duos for victories, if you discount the nineteenth century Clarkson brothers and the Mathewson brothers Christy and Henry, of which Christy accounted for all 373 wins between them. Here is the list: 1. Phil and Joe Niekro -- 539 (318 and 221) 2. Gaylord and Jim Perry -- 529 (314 and 215) 3. Greg and Mike Maddux -- 394 (355 and 39) 4. Pedro and Ramon Martinez -- 354 (219 and 135) 5. Stan and Harry Coveleski -- 296 (215 and 81) 6. Bob and Ken Forsch -- 282 (168 and 114) 7. Livan and Orlando Hernandez - 268 (178 and 90) 8. Rick and Paul Reuschel -- 230 (214 and 16) 9. Al and Mark Leiter -- 227 (162 and 65) 10. Jesse and Virgil Barnes -- 213 (152 and 61) I have 79 Topps baseball card of Paul Reuschel while he was with Cleveland, sporting his glasses and wearing one of those classic 1970's Indian's uniforms.   |
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Post by pippsheadache on Mar 11, 2024 10:25:36 GMT -5
Yes, Paul looked a lot like Rick. Both of them were flabby, but Paul wore glasses. They still rank eighth among brother pitching duos for victories, if you discount the nineteenth century Clarkson brothers and the Mathewson brothers Christy and Henry, of which Christy accounted for all 373 wins between them. Here is the list: 1. Phil and Joe Niekro -- 539 (318 and 221) 2. Gaylord and Jim Perry -- 529 (314 and 215) 3. Greg and Mike Maddux -- 394 (355 and 39) 4. Pedro and Ramon Martinez -- 354 (219 and 135) 5. Stan and Harry Coveleski -- 296 (215 and 81) 6. Bob and Ken Forsch -- 282 (168 and 114) 7. Livan and Orlando Hernandez - 268 (178 and 90) 8. Rick and Paul Reuschel -- 230 (214 and 16) 9. Al and Mark Leiter -- 227 (162 and 65) 10. Jesse and Virgil Barnes -- 213 (152 and 61) I have 79 Topps baseball card of Paul Reuschel while he was with Cleveland, sporting his glasses and wearing one of those classic 1970's Indian's uniforms. This is a horrible thing to say, but in that picture he looks like a child molester. Or maybe I should say a guy with unusual hobbies. That sounds a little better. |
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Post by bomberhojoe on Mar 11, 2024 11:24:47 GMT -5
Cesar Tovar, who had a pretty good career, finished his playing with a cup of coffee with the Yankees.  |
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Post by inger on Mar 11, 2024 15:42:04 GMT -5
I have 79 Topps baseball card of Paul Reuschel while he was with Cleveland, sporting his glasses and wearing one of those classic 1970's Indian's uniforms. This is a horrible thing to say, but in that picture he looks like a child molester. Or maybe I should say a guy with unusual hobbies. That sounds a little better. Here’s one of those situations that reminds me of a completely unrelated event, and I can’t help but tell it. I guess it fits in the “unusual hobbies” portion of your comment. My mower was broken down once and the guy that came to pick it up realized it was something he could fix right on site. He had his son of probably 12 years of age with him. While the guy was fiddling with the mower the boy began looking in leave litter, under rocks, etc., looking for (and finding) worms. He was piling them up on my blacktopped driveway. Each time he’d come back with more worms he’d make sure none of the worms in his pike were crawling away, sort of like he was tending to a herd. At one point the Boyd’s father looked at what he was doing, shook his head and simply said, “boys.” I figure the kid wants to go fishing and I offer him a jar to put the worms in, but he says he doesn’t need one. As his father stood up and said “There. I think I’ve fixed it, the boy then grabbed a rock and began furiously crushing the entire worm pile. He left behind a soupy mess of worm juice. His father again repeated, “Boys!” I’ve often wondered what that lad turned into, because he was very good at finding worms. He had done this before and would do it again, I’m sure. Killing with no purpose just bothered me… |
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Post by rizzuto on Mar 11, 2024 16:52:38 GMT -5
This is a horrible thing to say, but in that picture he looks like a child molester. Or maybe I should say a guy with unusual hobbies. That sounds a little better. Here’s one of those situations that reminds me of a completely unrelated event, and I can’t help but tell it. I guess it fits in the “unusual hobbies” portion of your comment. My mower was broken down once and the guy that came to pick it up realized it was something he could fix right on site. He had his son of probably 12 years of age with him. While the guy was fiddling with the mower the boy began looking in leave litter, under rocks, etc., looking for (and finding) worms. He was piling them up on my blacktopped driveway. Each time he’d come back with more worms he’d make sure none of the worms in his pike were crawling away, sort of like he was tending to a herd. At one point the Boyd’s father looked at what he was doing, shook his head and simply said, “boys.” I figure the kid wants to go fishing and I offer him a jar to put the worms in, but he says he doesn’t need one. As his father stood up and said “There. I think I’ve fixed it, the boy then grabbed a rock and began furiously crushing the entire worm pile. He left behind a soupy mess of worm juice. His father again repeated, “Boys!” I’ve often wondered what that lad turned into, because he was very good at finding worms. He had done this before and would do it again, I’m sure. Killing with no purpose just bothered me… A misanthropist and troll who recently started posting on this forum.  |
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Post by inger on Mar 11, 2024 17:10:44 GMT -5
Here’s one of those situations that reminds me of a completely unrelated event, and I can’t help but tell it. I guess it fits in the “unusual hobbies” portion of your comment. My mower was broken down once and the guy that came to pick it up realized it was something he could fix right on site. He had his son of probably 12 years of age with him. While the guy was fiddling with the mower the boy began looking in leave litter, under rocks, etc., looking for (and finding) worms. He was piling them up on my blacktopped driveway. Each time he’d come back with more worms he’d make sure none of the worms in his pike were crawling away, sort of like he was tending to a herd. At one point the Boyd’s father looked at what he was doing, shook his head and simply said, “boys.” I figure the kid wants to go fishing and I offer him a jar to put the worms in, but he says he doesn’t need one. As his father stood up and said “There. I think I’ve fixed it, the boy then grabbed a rock and began furiously crushing the entire worm pile. He left behind a soupy mess of worm juice. His father again repeated, “Boys!” I’ve often wondered what that lad turned into, because he was very good at finding worms. He had done this before and would do it again, I’m sure. Killing with no purpose just bothered me… A misanthropist and troll who recently started posting on this forum. 😂😂😂😂😂😂🫡 I don’t think I’ve had a laugh this good in at least five years… |
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Post by donniebaseball23 on Mar 11, 2024 23:57:23 GMT -5
Yes, Paul looked a lot like Rick. Both of them were flabby, but Paul wore glasses. They still rank eighth among brother pitching duos for victories, if you discount the nineteenth century Clarkson brothers and the Mathewson brothers Christy and Henry, of which Christy accounted for all 373 wins between them. Here is the list: 1. Phil and Joe Niekro -- 539 (318 and 221) 2. Gaylord and Jim Perry -- 529 (314 and 215) 3. Greg and Mike Maddux -- 394 (355 and 39) 4. Pedro and Ramon Martinez -- 354 (219 and 135) 5. Stan and Harry Coveleski -- 296 (215 and 81) 6. Bob and Ken Forsch -- 282 (168 and 114) 7. Livan and Orlando Hernandez - 268 (178 and 90) 8. Rick and Paul Reuschel -- 230 (214 and 16) 9. Al and Mark Leiter -- 227 (162 and 65) 10. Jesse and Virgil Barnes -- 213 (152 and 61) I have 79 Topps baseball card of Paul Reuschel while he was with Cleveland, sporting his glasses and wearing one of those classic 1970's Indian's uniforms. He looks exactly like my high school government/civics teacher, Mr. Baker.  |
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Post by fwclipper51 on Mar 23, 2024 19:31:00 GMT -5
Alex Burr
Ernie Johnson
Ray Francis
Spencer Adams
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