Mark Eichhorn - #749

 

This week, a sidearm guy with one of the greatest relief seasons in history...Mark Eichhorn! Mark nearly won an ERA title as a rookie in 1986 with 1.72. Mark went 14-6 and dominated for 157 innings...but fell 5 innings short of qualification for the AL ERA title! That is the 3rd best season by a reliever on Baseball-Reference.com by WAR at 7.3. He had a great 11 season career as a setup man winning 2 World Series with the Toronto Blue Jays!

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Billy Masse #67T

 

This week, we discussed Billy Masse! An All American with Davidson Baseball who transferred to Wake Forest Baseball. With the Demon Deacons he was outstanding in 1988, first team all American and made the USA Baseball team. He won gold at the Seoul Olympics and then went to play for the New York Yankees farm system. He never made the big leagues, topping out at AAA. Billy has gone on to a long coaching, scouting, and front office career! 

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Cecil Cooper #769

This week…we discussed Cecil Cooper! He didn’t get a chance to play full time until 27, made 5 All Star games, won 3 Silver Sluggers, 2 Gold Gloves, and became a Milwaukee Brewers legend. Cecil spent 6 years as a backup and platoon player for the Red Sox. After a trade to Milwaukee he was one of the best offensive players in baseball between 1979-83. That stretch included the strike shortened 1981, but he still averaged .320 with 25 homers and 107 RBIs over that 5 season run. He helped the Brewers win the AL in 1982 and finished in the Top 5 in MVP voting 3 times. In his two best seasons he was overshadowed by great seasons in 1980 by George Brett and in 1982 by teammate Robin Yount.
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