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Friday, February 09, 2007

Today's Birthdays

Buzz Boyle BRO b. 1908, played 1933-1935, d. 1978-11-12

Jim Campanis LAN b. 1944, played 1966-1968. Son of the Dodger GM Al Campanis, he will forever represent the ruthlessness baseball requires: on December 15, 1968, the father traded the son to the Royals. Baseball has no room for nepotism... unless you're with the Kansas City Royals.

Robert Eenhoorn CAL,ANA b. 1968, played 1996-1997. One of seven players whom the Lahman database lists as born in either Holland or the Netherlands, the most famous of whom is undoubtedly Bert Blyleven. Eenhoorn had a brief major league career, but has been active in promoting the sport in Holland.

Harvey Green BRO b. 1915, played 1935, d. 1970-07-24

Vladimir Guerrero ANA,LAA b. 1976, played 2004-2005, All-Star: 1999-2002, 2004-2006. The Top 100 Angel has moved up a couple notches, but ranked by cumulative win shares in an Angel uniform, he still isn't even in the top ten.

Wally Hood BRO b. 1895, played 1920-1922, d. 1965-05-02

Doug Linton CAL b. 1965, played 1993

Dioner Navarro LAN b. 1984, played 2005

Erv Palica BRO b. 1928, played 1945, 1947-1951, 1953-1954, d. 1982-05-29

Eddie Solomon LAN b. 1951, played 1973-1974, d. 1986-01-12


Comments:
As far as I can tell, Linton was the remaining alum of the original UC Irvine baseball team still playing professionally in the U.S. As Rob probably knows, UCI dropped its baseball program in 1993 (budget cuts) before bringing it back a few years ago under John Savage (now at UCLA).

Granted, UCI's history in the majors doesn't go too far past Linton and Brady Anderson, but it's something...
 
Yeah. If I remember correctly, that was another Title IX disaster.
 
Rob,
Did you see this article about MLB Extra Innings?
http://biz.yahoo.com/indie/070209/620_id.html?.v=1
-Bryan
 
Apparently not ... interesting piece.
 

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