Von Hayes #215

 

"Next your gonna tell me that you don't know who Von Hayes is."

"Dude, nobody knows who Von Hayes is! Man, relax." - It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

Listen to this if you don't know or want to remember Von! A solid OF/1B once traded for 5 players (including Julion Franco). He was in Mike Schmidt's shadow and felt pressure to live up to that "5 for 1" trade. He had a solid 12 year career, most of it for Philadelphia.

Topics: What is Von Short for, two in the first, Jim Rooker walks.

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Denny Martinez #76

 

This week…Montreal Expos legend Denny Martinez! A Nicaraguan national hero, a great pitcher, and a guy who overcame alcoholism to have a 23 season career. He was one of the best pitchers in baseball from 1987-95. He had some of his best seasons in his 40s. He is one of only 10 players with 100 wins in both the AL and NL. He made his first All Star Game at age 36 followed by 3 more, threw a perfect game at 37, and pitched until he was 44! In his 23 season career he won 245 games in nearly 4000 innings.

Topics: Sandanistas, El Perfecto, Baller pronunciation, recovery

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Links:

Card #76 on ⁠Beckett⁠

SABR Bio by ⁠Rory Costello⁠

88 Topps Blog ⁠post⁠

MLB Story about the ⁠perfect game⁠

Video from ⁠el perfecto:⁠

Story about his namesake ⁠stadium⁠

Hall of Fame case made by ⁠his son⁠!