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Tuesday, June 28, 2005 |
Whatever Happened To... Alfredo Amezaga?
I had a "whatever happened to" moment about my least favorite Angel -- okay, one of -- Alfredo Amezaga, when I decided to find out what a consistently below-replacement player can get these days. Well: after being claimed off waivers from the Angels by the Rockies, the Rockies gave him three whole at bats before waiving him again, and this time, the Pirates claimed him. Three more 0-fer at bats later, the Pirates DFA'd him, too. Supposedly the Rockies then asked for him back as a PTBNL in another trade, but I now note he yet remains with the Pirates, hitting .333/.389/.438 with the Indianapolis Indians. Some guys are just 4-A all the way.
Aside: I happened to notice that the Indians' last call was with the Toledo Mudhens, made famous by the TV show M*A*S*H. Check out the Mudhens' scoreboard:
That's a damn sight better than what I've seen at comparable minor league fields. Impressive, really.
Comments:
I've driven by it. It's a nice stadium from the outside.
7 years in Illinois, though, and I still can't figure out why the hell it's called 5th 3rd bank.
7 years in Illinois, though, and I still can't figure out why the hell it's called 5th 3rd bank.
Apparently, it was created when the Fifth National Bank and the Third National Bank merged. Weird name, though.
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