All-Signed With the Same Team Team

MLB free agents who signed for 2011 with the team they played with in 2010.  The trading season isn’t over and this is already a good team.

1b -       PAUL KONERKO (White Sox)

2b -       Miguel Cairo (Reds)

3b -       Jhonny Peralta (Tigers)

SS -      DEREK JETER (Yankees)

 C -       RAMON HERNANDEZ (Reds)

LF -       Pat Burrell (Giants)

CF -      Carlos Gonzales (Rockies)

RF -      MAGGLIO ORDONEZ (Tigers)

DH -      JIM THOME (Twins)

PH - (r)   Rod Barajas (Dodgers)

PH - (l)   Aubrey Huff (Giants)

Pitching

RH -      Hiroki Kiroda (Dodgers)

RH -      VICENTE PADILLA (Dodgers)

RH -      JAKE WESTBROOK (Cardinals)

RH -      Chien-Ming Wang (Nationals)

LH -      Jorge de la Rosa (Rockies)

LH -      Andrew Miller (Red Sox)

RP -       JOSE CONTRERAS (Phillies)

Closer - MARIANO RIVERA (Yankees)

Reserves

A. J. PIERZYNSKI (White Sox)

Koji Uehara (Orioles)

Key

ALL CAPS = All-Star

Bold = Inspiration

All-Time of All-Stars Who Received Zero Hall of Fame Votes

Thanks to Scott Brandon for this research.  Players receiving less than 5% of the ballots will not appear on subsequent ballots.

1b -       Wally Joyner (2007)

2b -       Carlos Baerga (2011)

3b -       Scott Brosius (2007)

SS -      Gary DiSarcina (2006)

 C -       Charles Johnson (2011)

LF -       Ron Gant (2009)

CF -      Devon White (2007)

RF -      Raul Mondesi (2011)

DH -      Greg Vaughn (2009)

PH -      Ray Lankford (2010)

PR -       Brady Anderson (2008)

Pitching

RH -      Shane Reynolds (2010)

RH -      Jose Rijo (2008)

LH -      Mark Langston (2005)

LH -      Dan Plesac (2009)

Key

ALL CAPS = All-Star (by definition)

Bold = Inspiration

N.B.  Rijo received one vote in 2001, following his first retirement.

All-Time Team of Players Who Hit Two Home Runs...

…in a game where the final score was 2-0.  A big thanks to David Vincent for the research.  Bizarre that I needed the two best shortstops to play out of position just to complete the roster.  OK, you know and I know that Kranepool never played even a single game at 2^nd in the majors.  The thing is, the only ones here who did were Boudreau and Dark and I absolutely need them where they are, so please play along and pretend Kranepool could do it.  Maybe .Utley will do it next year during a Halladay start.

1b -       Lee Stevens (18-Aug-1997)

2b -       ED KRANEPOOL (19-Apr-1969)

3b -       Nick Esasky (16-Aug-1987)

SS -      Jim Tabor (23-Jun-1940)

 C -       LOU BOUDREAU* (19-Sep-1948) [Catch?  Yes he did:  Once each in 1943, 44 & 48]

LF -       WILLIE STARGELL* (12-Jun-1970)

CF -      Charlie Grimm (13-Jun-1925)

RF -      JUAN GONZALEZ (27-Jun-1987)

DH -      Deron Johnson (29-Aug-1966)

PH - (r)   Richardo Hidalgo (20-Sep-1998)

PH - (l)   Luis Gonzalez (17-Julk-2003)

PH - (b)  LANCE BERKMAN (08-Jul-2010)

PR -       Cliff Floyd (13-May-2005)

Pitching

RH -      ALVIN DARK (09-Sep-1950) [Pitch?  Yup:  27-Sep-1953]

Mgr -     LOU BOUDREAU* (19-Sep-1948)

Key

*Hall of Fame

ALL CAPS = All-Star

Bold = Inspiration

All-Time Freemasons Team

Internet research has led me to believe that everyone on the team here below was or is a member of a Masonic lodge.  Mays seems to be the outlier here.  Any corroboration is appreciated.

1b -       JIMMIE FOXX*

2b -       Rogers Hornsby*

3b -       Frank Baker*

SS -      Honus Wagner*

 C -       MICHEY COCHRANE*

LF -       Ty Cobb*

CF -      Tris Speaker*

RF -      WILLIE MAYS*

PH - (r)   PIE TRAYNOR*

PH - (l)   Zach Wheat*

PH - (b)  FRANKIE FRISCH*

PR -       Eddie Collins*

Pitching

RH -      Christy Mathewson*

RH -      BOB FELLER*

RH -      Pete Alexander*

RH -      Cy Young*

RH -      Dazzy Vance*

RH -      Clark Griffith*

LH -      Eddie Plank*

LH -      CARL HUBBELL*

Mgr -     BILL TERRY*

GM -      Branch Rickey*

Announcer - Harry Caray

Pioneer -      Alexander Cartwright*

Owners -      Gene Autry

                  Powel Crosley, Jr.

                  Charles Ebbets

                  Harry Frazee

                  John Galbreath

                  Charles Somers

Reserves

Elden Auker

Earle Combs*

DOC CRAMER

TITO FRANCONA

TED LYONS*

John Reilly

Ray Schalk*

Joe Tinker*

LLOYD WANER*

PAUL WANER*

Key

*Hall of Fame

ALL CAPS = All-Star

Bold = Inspiration

All-Time Pat Gillick Draft Team

(No, not Clydesdales.)  The major league draft is one of the areas where a general manager has the most influence on a team.  This imaginary squad honors the players selected in the draft by Gillick*.

1b -       JOHN OLERUD (3^rd Round – 1989)

2b -       JEFF KENT (20^th Round – 1989)

3b -       ED SPRAGUE, Jr. (1^st Round, 25^th overall – 1988)

SS -      Eddie Zosky (1^st Round, 19^th overall – 1989)

 C -       Pat Borders (6^th Round – 1982)

LF -       LLOYD MOSEBY (1^st Round, 2^nd overall – 1978)

CF -      SHAWN GREEN (1^st Round, 16^th overall – 1991)

RF -      JAYSON WERTH (1^st Round, 22^nd overall – 1997)

DH -      Shannon Stewart (1^st Round, 16^th overall – 1992)

PH -        Darnell McDonald (1^st Round, 26^th overall – 1997)

PR -       Tim Raines, Jr. (6^th Round – 1998)

Pitching

RH -      DAVE STIEB (5^th Round – 1978)

RH -      CHRIS CARPENTER (1^st Round, 15^th overall – 1993)

RH -      PAT HENTGEN (5^th Round – 1986)

RH -      Kyle Drabek (1^st Round, 18^th overall – 2006)

LH -      JIMMY KEY (3^rd Round – 1982)

LH -      DAVID WELLS (2^nd Round – 1982)

LH -      John Cerutti (1^st Round, 21^st overall – 1981)

RP -       Steve Karsay (1^st Round, 22^nd overall – 1990)

Closer - Mike Timlin (5^th Round – 1987)

Coach - Glenallen Hill (9^th Round – 1983)

QB -      Jay Schroeder (1^st Round, 3^rd overall – 1979)

Reserves

Derek Bell (2^nd Round – 1987)

ADAM JONES (1^st Round, 37^th overall – 2003)

Ryan Minor (33^rd Round – 1996)

Alex Sanchez (1^st Round, 17^th overall – 1987)

Matt Stark (1^st Round, 9^th overall – 1993)

Todd Steverson (1^st Round, 25^th overall – 1992)

Key

*Hall of Fame

ALL CAPS = All-Star

Bold = Inspiration