What Happens When Everyone Can Hit 30 Home Runs?
2019/10/what-happens-when-everyone-can-hit-30-home-runs.htmlThe peak was from 1999-2001, a period in which 40 or more players were able to reach the 30 home run plateau annually.
AL Notes: Orioles, Yandy, BoSox, Wilson, Mariners
2019/09/al-notes-orioles-yandy-bosox-wilson-mariners.html"Some executives believe he absolutely has a future as a manager," Feinsand writes about the 46-year-old, who may be best known for an eight-year playing career with the Mets and Tigers from 1999-2006.
Red Sox Part Ways With Frank Wren, Eddie Bane
2019/09/red-sox-part-ways-with-frank-wren-eddie-bane.htmlWren is best known for being a GM himself, overseeing the Braves' front office from 2007-2014 and also serving a single year as the Orioles' GM in 1999.
AL Notes: Encarnacion, Gallo, Buxton
2019/08/al-notes-encarnacion-gallo-buxton.htmlJudge's homer put the club even with the 1987 Orioles, who hit 58 home runs in 28 games, and the 1999 Mariners, who accomplished this feat in 27 games.
Quick Hits: Pujols, Dodgers, Haniger, Dipoto, Bichette
2019/06/quick-hits-pujols-dodgers-haniger-dipoto-bichette.htmlLouis Post-Dispatch details the intriguing history of that would-be deal, and how the Cardinals front office had to make a decision between including Pujols (a famously unheralded 13th-round pick in the 1999 draft) or Johnson, a much more highly-touted fourth-rounder from that same draft.
Koji Uehara Retires
2019/05/koji-uehara-retires.htmlUehara was often dominant as a starter for Yomiuri from 1999-2006 before mostly working out of the Giants' bullpen from 2007-08.
Jake Peavy Retires
2019/05/jake-peavy-retires.htmlIn a move that ranks among the wisest in franchise history, the Padres used a 15th-round pick in 1999 on Peavy, who debuted in 2002.
Offseason In Review: Los Angeles Angels
2019/03/offseason-in-review-los-angeles-angels-8.htmlBefore adding those five free agents, Eppler oversaw the Angels' first managerial search since November 1999, when they hired Mike Scioscia.
Mets Hire Al Leiter As Baseball Operations Advisor
2019/03/mets-hire-al-leiter-baseball-operations-advisor.htmlBoth pitchers were fixtures on the Mets' pitching staff during the organization's consecutive postseason appearances in 1999 and 2000 --…
Projecting Payrolls: New York Mets
2019/02/mets-payroll-2019.htmlThe Mets paid a $1.1 million luxury tax bill for the 1999 season under the previous tax regime, but that was the only year in club history during which they've incurred the tax.
Jerome Williams Retires
2018/12/jerome-williams-retires.htmlA first-round pick of the Giants in 1999, Williams was their top-ranked prospect twice (in 2000 and '01) and was also among baseball's 50 best farmhands three times (2000-02), according to Baseball America.
Giants Likely To Hire J.P. Ricciardi In Advisory Role
2018/12/giants-hire-jp-ricciardi-front-office-senior-advisor.htmlThe veteran exec broke into the front office side of the game as an area scout with the A's in 1986 and rose to the titles of scouting supervisor, national crosschecker and, in 1999, director of player development.
Cardinals Fire Mike Matheny
2018/07/cardinals-fire-mike-matheny.htmlLouis since the 1997-1999 seasons.
Shane Victorino To Sign One-Day Contract, Retire As Member Of Phillies
2018/07/shane-victorino-sign-one-day-contract-phillies-retire.htmlOriginally a sixth-round pick of the Dodgers back in 1999, Victorino was twice taken in the Rule 5 -- first by the Padres in 2002 and again by the Phillies in 2004.
Kyle Lohse Likely To Retire
2018/05/kyle-lohse-retires-mlb-cardinals-brewers-twins.htmlHe went from the Cubs organization to the Twins by way of 1999's Rick Aguilera trade and found himself in the big leagues for an up-and-coming Twins team a couple years later in 2001.
Chipper Jones, Jim Thome, Vladimir Guerrero, Trevor Hoffman Elected To Hall Of Fame
2018/01/chipper-jones-jim-thome-vladimir-guerrero-trevor-hoffman-elected-to-hall-of-fame.html1 overall draft pick and 1999 National League MVP was an eight-time All-Star, a two-time Silver Slugger and won a World Series title with the 1995 Braves.
AL Notes: Lewis, Reed, Blue Jays, Royals
2018/01/al-notes-lewis-reed-blue-jays-royals.htmlDrafted 38th overall by the Rangers in the 1999 draft, Lewis spent nine of his 11 MLB seasons with Texas, also notching brief stints with the A's, Tigers, and the Hiroshima Carp.
Dick Enberg Passes Away
2017/12/dick-enberg-passes-away.htmlFrick Award, but also by the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, who named him the recipient of their respective Pete Rozelle Award (1999) and Curt Gowdy Award (1995).
Quick Hits: Marlins, Nationals, Astros, Roberts/Hinch
2017/10/quick-hits-marlins-nationals-astros-robertshinch.htmlHowever, Roberts managed to steal a base off Hinch at his first opportunity in the majors, during an August 24th, 1999 game between the Indians and the Athletics.
Mets Hire Mickey Callaway As Manager
2017/10/mets-finalizing-deal-with-mickey-callaway.htmlAs was the case in Cleveland, Callaway - a major league pitcher from 1999-2004 - will have an opportunity to work with a slew of gifted hurlers in New York.
Joe Nathan To Formally Announce Retirement
2017/08/joe-nathan-to-formally-announce-retirement.htmlNathan, 42, broke into the Majors as a 24-year-old with the Giants in 1999, but he didn't establish himself as a quality big league reliever until his age-28 season in San Francisco.
Fandom: The Reason I Do It, Every Day
2017/08/trevor-may-fandom-the-reason-i-do-it-every-day.htmlIt takes you back to the times as a wide-eyed 10-year-old watching Griffey go deep over and over again toward his eventual 1999 Home Run Derby triumph.
Inside The Draft Room: The 2002-2003 Dodgers
2017/06/inside-the-draft-room-the-2002-2003-dodgers.htmlGranted, there were a few solid hits – Paul Konerko (1994), Ted Lilly (1996) and Shane Victorino (1999) – but those three made their biggest impact with other organizations.
Eric Gagne Ends Comeback Attempt
2017/05/eric-gagne-ends-comeback-attempt.htmlGagne debuted in the majors as a starter in 1999 and went on to pitch for four teams, with which he combined for a 3.47 ERA, 10.04 K/9, 3.16 BB/9 and 187 saves.
The Inner Monologue of @DimTillard Road Trippin’
2017/04/the-inner-monologue-of-dimtillard-road-trippin.htmlI have over 350 ticket stubs from movies I've seen dating back to 1999! <-(and yes, I put an exclamation…