Hot Korner: Sam McDowell

Hey baseball fans!

I just put up my latest post in the Kids' Hot Korner section of New Jersey Baseball Magazine. This one is about Sam McDowell, a pitcher on the Indians in the 1960's and 1970's. If you want to read more about Sam, just click here.

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Happy Cinco DiMaggio!!!!!!

Hey baseball fans!

At the end of my movie review of "42", I forgot to wish you all a happy Cinco DiMaggio!!! I know what you are thinking, "What in the world is Cinco DiMaggio?" It's pretty simple: it is a holiday made up by me that honors the great Yankee, Joe DiMaggio. Why is it on May 5th, you ask? Well, that's pretty simple, too: Joe's record-setting 56-game hitting streak started in May and he wore the number five.

So, remember that today is Cinco DiMaggio for the rest of your lives. I know you aren't all Yankee fans like me, but celebrate it just for me. If you don't want to celebrate it, maybe these Cinco DiMaggio customs that I've come up with will persuade you to celebrate this great holiday:

• Eat a spaghetti and meatball dinner with 56 noodles and five meatballs (Joe was Italian)
• Watch a video with Marilyn Monroe in it (Joe married this famous actress)
• At precisely 11:25 at night (Joe was born on November 25) make five seal noises so that you will receive a nail clipper under your pillow (Joe's nickname was the Yankee Clipper) from the Great Bay Seal (Joe started his career with the minor league San Francisco Seals) when you wake up the next morning

So, I hope you do these three simple tasks so that you may properly celebrate Cinco DiMaggio. Remember, I made this holiday up, so don't think that the baseball gods will smite you if you don't celebrate it. Anyway, check back in a couple of days for more of "all the buzz on what wuzz."

My First Podcast Ever

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Yesterday, I recorded my first ever podcast for my friends at Seamheads.com thanks to the help of head Seamhead, Mike Lynch.  Anyway, for my inaugural podcast, I spoke about who I think are the greatest hitters ever in baseball history. It was a lot of fun. If you want to hear what I had to say, just go to Seamheads.com and go down about a quarter of the page on the right column under where it says Baseball with Matt. Then click on the MP3 player and listen away. Hope you like what I had to say.

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A Kid in the HOF

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I realize I haven't blogged about actual baseball history in about a week and I apologize for that. Today, I will be blogging about one of my favorite catchers of all time. Yes, I am a Yankee fan, but I'm not talking about Yogi Berra or Bill Dickey. I'm also not talking about Mike Piazza, who should be in the Hall of Fame. I'm also not talking about Carlton Fisk or Johnny Bench, but I do like them both a lot. I am talking about the catcher who started the rally in the bottom of the tenth of Game Five of the 1986 World Series, the rally that included Buckner's Blunder. This catcher is a Hall of Famer and is probably the most prominent Expos Hall of Famer of all time (well, maybe someone else, but I'll save that for my next post). Ladies and gentleman: Gary Carter!

One of the most exciting and enthusiastic on-field generals in baseball history, Gary "The Kid" Carter excelled at playing the position of catcher both offensively and defensively. An 11-time All Star who played from 1974-1992 with mainly the Expos and Mets, Carter hit 324 home runs and drove in 1,225 runs in his heralded career. The three-time Gold Glove Award winner is considered one of the greatest clutch hitters of all time and eared the All Star Game MVP Award twice. As I mentioned before, his clutch tenth-inning single in Game Six of the 1986 World Series started a legendary Mets comeback, leading them to a Game Six and a World Series win in seven games over the Red Sox. He was elected into the Hall of Fame in his sixth year of eligibility, making him the 14th catcher to be inducted into Cooperstown.

Sadly, Carter died on February 16th, 2012 due to brain cancer at the age of 57, but his enthusiastic behavior and helping hand that helped his teams to victory will never be forgotten in the hearts of baseball fans.

Well, I hope you enjoyed reading this post and thanks for reading it. More posts will be coming soon, so check back in a couple of days (but stalk Baseball with Matt like a hawk) for more of "all the buzz on what wuzz."

The Little One Via Santa Barbara

Hey baseball fans!

I’m sure you know who has the most career home runs (Barry Bonds with 762), who has the most career wins (Cy Young with 511), and who has the longest consecutive hitting streak in baseball history (Joe DiMaggio with 56). However, do you know who holds the record for most games played in as a pitcher in baseball history? I’m sure Mets fans of the 1980s know but, in case you don’t, let me tell you some things about Jesse Orosco.

Orosco, like I said just before, provides played in the actual most game titles as some sort of drink pitcher throughout hockey historical past, totaling some sort of massive 1,252 games made an appearance with, from 1979-2003 with the Mets, Dodgers, Indians, Brewers, Orioles, Twins, Cardinals, Padres, and Yankees (interesting, he performed the particular same years seeing that Rickey Henderson). Orosco may well be many renowned regarding winning three games of your 1986 NLCS for your Mets to send the crooks to the entire world Series. Because Collection, Orosco finished off the Sox in the ninth of Game Seven to risk-free the second World Series win in team history. Other than those moments, his career will be pretty average: a two-time Many Star, 144 employment will save, a great Time involving Several.16 and a Blow of 1.263. On the other hand, he is usually far adored by Mets lovers, who received an elite reliever for most involving the ‘80s.
 All in all, Jesse is not in the Hall of Fame, but I don’t think anyone will come close to his record of most appearances as a pitcher in baseball history. He was a great closer and should be respected for his work on the mound.
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