My Baseball Fantasy: July 2011

Monday, July 11, 2011

MLB Trivia: Baffling First Half Staffs

The Phillies have three pitchers--Roy Halladay, Cole Hamels, and Cliff Lee--who all have at least 9 wins and an ERA of 3.00 or less. The last time a team had at least three pitchers with those types of numbers heading into the All-Star Break was 1986. Can you name the team?

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.