tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207200414495313452.post1412371783345315027..comments2023-10-10T12:46:47.186-04:00Comments on The Green Weenie: 2/10: HBD Bill, Cotton, Larry & Jeanmar; Judy in HoF; Hernandez Deal; Spitter Outlawed; Kendall's DD AwardUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207200414495313452.post-53816319445690060982016-02-10T22:28:40.014-05:002016-02-10T22:28:40.014-05:00Could be, Will; I don't recall one, but he got...Could be, Will; I don't recall one, but he got hit a quadzillion times, so I'm sure he caught a couple in the paw. I don't believe he ever wore a batting glove (tho he did don an elbow pad, as all ball magnets do). I think a torn rotator cuff is what finished his career.Ron Ieracihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08784507810080514099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207200414495313452.post-20907681953545804102016-02-10T20:37:16.550-05:002016-02-10T20:37:16.550-05:00BTW, you mentioned Jason Kendall. That's a gu...BTW, you mentioned Jason Kendall. That's a guy I really thought had an outside shot at Cooperstown with the way he played the first few years of his career. I never cared for his "welcome to he**" comment in spring training, particularly when he was making $10 million a year at the time, but he was very good his first few seasons. I didn't realize he made such an effective comeback from the ankle injury, and that it was after that that his hitting, especially his power, dried up. I think what really did him in, then, was not as much the ankle but rather a later, and very serious, hand injury. I don't recall all the details, but while he had a long and respectable career, he was a shadow of himself.WilliamJPellashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12774466220683142262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207200414495313452.post-39738548333956303922016-02-10T13:05:49.728-05:002016-02-10T13:05:49.728-05:00You're right on top of things as always, Ron! ...You're right on top of things as always, Ron! Many thanks! WilliamJPellashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12774466220683142262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207200414495313452.post-74865635813815275242016-02-10T12:46:46.752-05:002016-02-10T12:46:46.752-05:00Good observation, Will. The ML holds the rights to...Good observation, Will. The ML holds the rights to their players, and I think historically more had their rights sold to MLB than were traded for. Here's a link that explains the situation in a bit more depth: http://m.mlb.com/news/article/1077415/Ron Ieracihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08784507810080514099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207200414495313452.post-3151959984868526512016-02-10T12:04:20.315-05:002016-02-10T12:04:20.315-05:00Hey, Ron, do I understand you to mean that the Pir...Hey, Ron, do I understand you to mean that the Pirates actually made a trade with the Mexico City Reds in 1971? Does MLB still allow direct deals like this one between major league organizations and Mexican League teams? Very interesting if so, and I wonder why more teams don't look in the Mexican League for players? IIRC, the Pirates got Enrique Romo from the ML and I remember the Dodgers signing (or trading for?) his older brother Vicente. Otherwise there don't seem to have been a whole lot of ML players in major league ball, at least not in recent years.WilliamJPellashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12774466220683142262noreply@blogger.com