#1) I’ve been doing some research on sports agents, and came across this: Billy Wagner and Francisco Cordero are represented by a former pitcher in the Braves’ organization named, “Bean Stringfellow.” That cracks me up…
#2) Carlos Delgado was quoted in The Seattle Times as saying, "There's no such thing as a right-field porch at Safeco Field. It's not exactly a porch."
Oh yeah, Carlos? Check this out…
[This has been edited since its original post because I can now use this to correct my "calculations"]
Visiting team HR leaders @ Safeco Field
| NAME |
HR @ Safeco |
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| Rafael Palmeiro |
16 |
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| Eric Chavez |
13 |
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| Manny Ramirez |
9 |
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| Garret Anderson |
8 |
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| Alex Rodriguez |
8 |
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| Carlos Lee |
8 |
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| Brad Fullmer |
7 |
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| Jason Giambi |
7 |
|
| Five (including Delgado) tied w/ |
6 |
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Do you notice anything interesting about that list? That’s right…8 out of those 13 players bat from the left side of the plate. And, in case you weren’t sure…Rafael Palmeiro is a MARINER KILLER! On a side note, can someone please tell me why Brad Fullmer is still a free agent?
Also – ESPN changed their MLB stats page a little bit, and something that really bugs me is when you look at the 2004 stats, it has each player’s 2005 team listed next to his name. I hope they change this, because it’s horribly misleading.