Not too many big leaguers hail from Wyoming, like the New York Mets’ Brandon Nimmo, who the team recently re-signed to an eight-year, $162 million free agent contract. Tom Browning, 62, pitched a perfect game while he was with the Cincinnati Reds. He’s from Caspar. Then there’s pitcher Dennis DeBarr of Modesto, California. Like Nimmo, […]
Mr. Clark, Well, it’s happened again. I just learned that another of the pre-1980 players without pensions, George Spriggs, recently passed away. He was 83-years-od at the time of his death. So like The Queen song says, another one bites the dust. That makes 525 men left. When do you say enough is enough? When do […]
Four years after they first compiled a record of what they believed was the penultimate list of the names of every past big leaguer who accrued at least one game day of service on an active Major League Baseball (MLB) roster since 1947 — the year the players’ pension fund was established – two lifelong […]
The resume of David Machemer, a Benton Harbor resident who attended Central Michigan University, boasts more than 1,000 victories as a minor league manager for such organizations as the San Francisco Giants, Baltimore Orioles, and Montreal Expos. Machemer, whose minor league service isn’t pension creditable, is also one of 607 men currently not receiving an […]
Even the most knowledgeable baseball fan probably doesn’t remember Nieves Mardie Cornejo, who played in the big leagues in 1978 for the New York Mets. A pitcher who appeared in 25 games that season, Cornejo recorded four wins and three saves for the Mets that year. In 36 and two-third innings, he had an excellent […]
Eighty-seven-year-old Carl Boles, who resides in Tampa, Florida, had the proverbial cup of coffee in the big leagues—the outfielder from Center Point, Arkansas debuted with the San Francisco Giants on August 2, 1962, and his last appearance in “The Show” was on September 27th of that same year. In 19 career games for the Giants, he […]
Even the most knowledgeable baseball fan probably doesn’t remember “Bullet” Bob Reynolds, who once starred at Seattle’s Ingraham High School. The number one draft pick of the San Francisco Giants in 1966, Reynolds pitched for the Montreal Expos (1969); the St. Louis Cardinals and Milwaukee Brewers (1971); the Baltimore Orioles (1972-1974) and the Orioles, Detroit […]
Scherzer owes riches to old-timers, but what’s their payoff? In recently signing Max Scherzer to a $130 million contract, the Mets got a generational talent who can help transform the team into a serious contender instead of a perennial also-ran. But before the Mets plan a trip to the Canyon of Heroes, Max Scherzer needs […]
Born in Birmingham, Alabama, Charlie Dees, who recently turned 86-years-old, was a first baseman for the California Angels for parts of three seasons, in 1963, 1964, and 1965; in 98 career games, he came up to bat 260 times and collected 69 hits. Regrettably, Dees is among the 609 retired men not receiving Major League […]
Steve Rogers was a great pitcher. I am the first to acknowledge that. He is a smart guy too. He earned a degree in petroleum engineering from Tulsa University. He is not a great labor advocate, however. As the National League Players’ Representative in 1980, Rogers and Sal Bando, the American League Players’ Representative, allowed […]
