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Baseball season has started! This sport is filled with history, statistics, and all kinds of interesting information.
Click here for a great search engine to find a player you never heard of before. Name the player and tell us a few facts about him.
I found a player named Kirby White, who was born in 1884 in Ohio. I thought it was interesting that he pitched right-handed but batted left-handed.
I found Andy Van Slyke. He played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies , and Baltimore Orioles. What was interesting was that in 1992 he was an All Star, he won the Silver Slugger Award, and he won the Golden Glove award. That was a very good year for him.
ReplyDeleteI found a player named Babe Ruth, he was born 1895 in Baltimore MD. I thought it was interesting that he batted with his left hand and pitches with his left hand. He had a great season.
ReplyDeleteI found Justin Duchscherer, he playes for the Baltomore Orioles. I picked Justin because he had 347 strike outs in his career. Justin injured his left hip and is scheduled to have a procedure on his lower back in the next day or two.
ReplyDeleteI did Tobi Hall He played for the philles he had 65 strikes
ReplyDeleteI found a player named Ryan Howard. He plays for the Phillies. He was born in 1979 in St.Louis. In 2009 he hit 172 balls. And in 2010 he got 31 home runs.
ReplyDeleteI found Ryan Howard.He plays for the Philadelphia Phillies. I picked Ryan Howard because he was all star in 2006,2009, and 2010.
ReplyDeleteI found a guy named Andrew Brackman.He throws and bats.His team name is the New York Yankees.
ReplyDeleteI found Jose Veras. His height is 6'6",his weight is 235,and his birth was Oct.20 1980.He is also a pitcher.
ReplyDeleteI found Tug McGraw. He was a relief pitcher for the New York Mets and the Philadelphia Phillies. In 1980 he won the World Series for the Phillies. He also won the Babe Ruth award that year and had twenty saves. He batted right and threw left.
ReplyDeleteI found Brett Gardner.He was born in Holly Hill SC. Also he went colege of charecter
ReplyDeleteI found a player named Troy Patton.He was born in 1985. His batting was 6'1". He also was born in Spring TX. Troy Patton was college : N/A.
ReplyDeleteI found a player named Luke Scott. He was born on June 25, 1978. That is five days after my brithday. He bats with his left hand and throws with his right. Luke Scott plays for the Orioles.
ReplyDeleteI found A.J Burnett. He was born on January third 1977, in North Little Rock. He was a pitcher for the baseball team the Yankees.
ReplyDeleteI found Chase Utley. He was born on December 17, 1978. He bats left handed but throws right handed. He's played for 8 years. He got drafted fron UCLA and is 6-1 and weighs 200 pounds.
ReplyDeleteI found Joe Blantone. Joe strikeout 163 times in 2009, strikeout 140 times in 2007.
ReplyDeleteI found John Mayberry. He was born on December 21, 1983. He hit 6'6''. The college that he went to was called Stanford.
ReplyDeleteThe player I found is Roberto Clemente. He played all 18 years with the Pittsburgh Pirates. He was a 12 time allstar and won 12 gold gloves. He had 3,000 career hits.He died in an airplane accident delivering aid to earthquake victims in Nicaragua. He is in the hall of fame.
ReplyDeleteI found Paul Maholm.He was born on June 25, 1982 in Greenwood, MS.Now he is 29 years old and "6,2" feet tall.Paul went to Mississippi State college.He plays For the Pittsburgh Pirates.
ReplyDeleteI got Henry Blanco. He was born August ,29 1971 in Caracas Venezuela. His college is N/A right now.
ReplyDeleteI found Luis Ayala. I wonder if he is a awsome player our not. He plays for NYY.
ReplyDeleteMy dad told me about a player that only had one hand. So I looked him up. His name is James Anthony Abbott. He was a pitcher for the Yankees and other teams for 10 years. He played from 1989 - 1999. He was born without a right hand in Michigan on September 19, 1967. I think it is amazing that he could play with only one hand I'm having trouble writing with just one hand.
ReplyDeleteI found a guy named Nick Markakis. He was born in 1983. When I grow up I want to play for the Baltimore Orioles just like Nick Markakis.
ReplyDeleteMy dad told me about a guy named Roberto Clemente. He played all 18 years with the Pittsburgh Pirates. He was a 12 time allstar and won 12 gold gloves. He had 3,000 career hits.He died in an airplane accident delivering aid to earthquake victims in Nicaragua. He is in the hall of fame and I thought that winning 12 gold gloves is very good.
ReplyDeleteMy faveroit baseball player of all time was Ryan Howard He plays for the phillies he is number 6 he is my faveroit because 1.he is on the phillies2.he is a good player. He is 6'4'' tall and he wt is 240 pt.He is a left hand hitter. I think he is the best phillies player ever!!!
ReplyDeleteI read about the news that the Phillies Howard's four RBIs get Oswalt win vs. Astros the Phillies sent Roy Halladay, Cliff Lee and Roy Oswalt an order typically reserved for the first few innings of an All-Star Game face the Houston Astros at the Citizens Bank Park. They threw a combined 19 innings in the three-game sweep, which included Sunday's 7-3 victory They allowed just 14 hits, six runs and one walk and struck out 23 to help the Phillies open a season at home 3-0 for the first time since 1970 and open a season at home with a three-game series sweep for the first time since 1899.
ReplyDeleteMy brother told me that Carl Crawford was one of the fastest player in the league and he plays with the Tampa bay rays.And when I come from school I go to the computer and look baseball things and Roy Halliday is one of the best pitcher in the league and he plays with the Philadelphia phiiles.And yesterday I was on the computer and it said Joe Maure is like the best catcher in the league and he plays with the Minnesota Twins and I think he was born in 1920 and he has like 19 catcher and 21 batting.
ReplyDeleteI found a guy named Francisco Cervelli. I found out that he was Born on March 6, 1986 in Valencia, Venezuela.I want to know where that is I bet it's in the middle of the USA. He was named "Best Defensive Catcher". I bet that means he's the best catcher in 2006-2009. Francisco Cervelli is on the New York Yankees. He bats with his right hand and he trows with his right hand.
ReplyDeleteJoe Blanton did a good job to bet the mets I just wish I was as good has him and I wish I was at he game. He hit one home run and 2 Dubels in the game. His other games he did a good job piching.
ReplyDeleteHe is a good picher he got 5 or 6 people out so he is a good player. He playes for the philles and I so what to meat him but can't but I can see stif he did that was good. I can't bellf that he got out 5 or 6 people.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite team is Red Sox the guy I found was named Alfredo Aceves and He plays pitcher and first base and I play pithcher and first base to and they are my favorite positions.
ReplyDeleteI found Felix A. Pie I picked he because I like the orioles. He was born February 8, 1985 in La Romana, Dominican Republic. I can not believe that he Bats and throws left. His weight is 185 and he is 6 feet and 2 inches.
ReplyDeleteI found I guy named Jamie Burke. He throws right handed and bats right handed. Jamie was born 2/24/1971 in Roseburg OR. I not a baseball fan so I just looked for someone. I also know that this guy went to college at Oregon State. That what I know about Jamie Burke.
ReplyDeleteI read about Jeff Baker. Last year was Jeff's 2nd whole year with the Cubs. He was originally selected by Colorado in the fourth round of the 2002 draft. He made 130 RBIs.
ReplyDeleteI found out that his full name was James Anthony Abbott, Born on September 19, 1967 in Flint MI.The height was 6' 3" and wight 210 pounds He bated AND throws LEFT and went to college in Michigan witch i THINK IS VERY Cool to do and Ii wonder if it was expediences or not. I also wonder when he died because it did not say that in the information they gave me and other people
ReplyDeleteI looked at the Phillies I picked the player Ryan Howard. He was born on 11-19-79 in St.Louis MO. Currently his weight is 240 pounds and his height is 6' 4''. He pitches with his left hand. And went to college at Southwest Missori State. He joined the team on 9-1-04. That is all the information that I found out about Ryan Howard!
ReplyDeleteI found some dude named domanic Brown I saw that he got an injury or something and he plays baseball YEAGH
ReplyDeleteThis baseball year is going to be good because the phillies have good pitching players.Also I think the phillies will win the world seris.The phillies hitting has been getting better so they can score and win games.
ReplyDeleteI found a player named Ryan Howard.He plays for the Phillies.He was born 11\19\79 in St.Louis MO.His weight is 240 pounds and his height6,4".He`s left handed.He went to college in southwest missori.He joind the Phillies in 9\1\04
ReplyDeleteI found Jordan Smith here are a few facts.
ReplyDeleteJordan Smith (Born February 4, 1986 in American Fork, Utah) is a relief pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds. Smith is 6'4, 220 pounds and bats and throws right handed.
I also think the Phillies will win to I'm a fan of baseball
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ReplyDeleteI like the Phillies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI found a player named Derek Jeter. He is a short stop. He plays for the best team ever and that's the New York Yankees.
ReplyDeleteThe Yankees rock and the phillies stink.
ReplyDeleteBOO Yankees!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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