Articles from January 2011

#40 Grant Green – Oakland Athletics

SS

DOB: 9-27-87

ETA: 2012

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The Golden Sombrero presents Rookie Card Corner: Jim Thome 1991 Bowman

Fun Fact: In 1999, Jim Thome joined a very exclusive club, becoming the seventh player to lead his league in walks and strikeouts. The other six are Babe Ruth (1923, 1924, 1927, and 1928), Hack Wilson (1930), Dolph Camilli (1939), Mickey Mantle (1958), Mike Schmidt (1983), and Dale Murphy (1985).

#41 Zach Lee – Los Angeles Dodgers

RHP

DOB: 9-13-91

ETA: 2014

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On Wednesday night, co-host Clint Evans from Diamond Hoggers and I were back at it with 2011’s first episode of The Baseball Show.

Topics include:

• Our thoughts on Roberto Alomar and Bert Blyleven’s selection to the Hall of Fame.

• We weigh in on some of the other notable players – Barry Larkin, Fred McGriff, Jeff Bagwell, and Edgar Martinez – who either came up just short in the voting or failed to receive adequate support.

• We talk about the man (kind of), the myth, the legend…Bryce Harper.  Could we see Harper in D.C. in 2011? Probably not, but we entertain the idea and suggest several hypothetical scenarios.

• Who was the winner in the Matt Garza trade? We explore his concerning 2010 performance as well as assess the slew of prospects that were shipped off by the Cubs.

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#42 Matt Dominguez – Florida Marlins

3B

DOB: 8-28-1989

ETA: 2012

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