My Baseball Fantasy: February 2011

Monday, February 28, 2011

MLB Trivia: The Newest Mr. 3,000

As long as Derek Jeter doesn't get too distracted by his Tampa Bay mansion, this season he should be able to reach the major milestone of 3,000 career hits. Paul Molitor is the only player in MLB history to get a triple for his 3,000th hit; and Roberto Clemente is the only player to have his 3,000th hit happen in his career's final at-bat. Can you name the most recent player to reach 3,000 hits? (Hint: He got there in 2007.)

Monday, February 14, 2011

MLB Trivia: The Real Dominican Daddy

Lots of great MLB players have come from the Dominican Republic, and they always field a competitive team at the World Baseball Classic. But can you name the Dominican-born MLB player with the most all-time hits?

Monday, February 7, 2011

MLB Trivia: Do You Know Football and Baseball?

With the Super Bowl now over, the sports world can turn more of its attention to the upcoming baseball season. Although, it should be noted that parts of the football season and baseball season overlap. In fact, one person has even scored an NFL touchdown and hit an MLB home run in the same week. Can you name him?

My Baseball History

The first year that I really started paying attention to Major League Baseball was 1990. I was 10 living in Ohio and my favorite team was the Cincinnati Reds. As it turned out, the Reds started that season 9-0 and the excitement pulled this 10-year-old boy along for the ride. I remember quite a bit from that season, including the Reds' eventual sweep of the Oakland A's in the World Series.

The lesson I took from that season was that dreams can come true. Of course, given what's happened to the Reds in the many years that followed, I've learned that nightmares can come true too. ;-)

I've since moved to Chicagoland and now follow the White Sox, Cubs, and Reds. In general, I'm just a baseball fan who enjoys the beauty of the game no matter which teams are playing.