Friday, December 15, 2006 |
Today's Birthdays
Stan Bahnsen CAL b. 1944, played 1982
Edgard Clemente ANA b. 1975, played 2000. Nephew of Hall of Famer Roberto, he had only three seasons in the bigs; he was last seen in the indy leagues as a 30-year-old. That's determination.
Robert Ellis CAL,LAN b. 1970, played 1996, 2002
George Hemming BRO b. 1868, played 1891, d. 1930-06-03
Chuck Hockenbery CAL b. 1950, played 1975
Doug Rau LAN,CAL b. 1948, played 1972-1979, 1981
Mo Vaughn ANA b. 1967, played 1999-2000, All-Star: 1995-1996, 1998. How fitting that Vaughn's birthday should come only a few days after Bill Bavasi makes another disastrous move, though fortunately that one was for one of the Angels' rivals. Vaughn was an exercise in the dangers of free agents, though it should be noted that many of the team's faults were beyond the Top 100 Angels' control. Nonetheless, the failure of the 1999 team to produce more wins cost Bavasi his job, and manager Terry Collins his.
Incoming GM Bill Stoneman eventually traded Vaughn to the Mets for Kevin Appier late in 2001, thus setting up the team's 2002 run. Worth mentioning: his bitter, obscenity-laced tirade against Troy Percival after Percy said, "We may miss Mo's bat, but we won't miss his leadership. Darin Erstad is our leader."
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