This week, a Miami baseball legend who was an Expos catcher for a few years...Nelson Santovenia! Nelson won two different college titles and was a first round draft pick over a 13 month span. He won the 1981 NJCAA title with Miami Dade College and then the 1982 College World series with the University of Miami. He then struggled for a few seasons in the minors, considered quitting, and then in 1987 broke out at AAA and earned a brief call up. He caught nearly 300 games in MLB and has had a long coaching career in high school, the minors, and now back at Miami-Dade College.
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This week, an All Star third baseman for the 80s Mariners...Jim Presley! Presley was a power hitter with a good glove, and a lot of strikeouts for some interesting, if not successful, Seattle teams. He made the 1986 All Star Game and hit 27 home runs with 107 RBIs, including 2 walk off Grand Slams that season. He also struck out 172 times and rarely walked. He had a long career as hitting coach for, among others, the Marlins, Orioles, and Diamondbacks.
This week, we discussed a player and coach who recently passed away after a long battle with Parkinson's...it's Bama, Brian Dayett...
