A previous post looked at Cubs starters who relieved exactly once and described those one-of-a-kind appearances by the 6 who started at least 50 times, led by Kyle Hendricks, with 222 starts.
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Bob and Patty Cordero share impressive memorabilia collection that dates back to 1969. Author: Jeff Zevely (Reporter) Updated: 12:26 PM PDT March 31, 2021
LAKESIDE, Calif. The San Diego Padres opened their season and Petco Park today to baseball fans. In this Zevely Zone, I went to Lakeside to meet a husband and wife who have been eagerly waiting to hear the words Play Ball . I figured why not take a swing at finding the two biggest Padre Fans? Let s just say there s a reason Bob and Patty Cordero didn t paint their home blue. We do not like the Dodgers, because we do not like LA. It s in our DNA, said Bob who was standing in front of his yellow home. The couple is going to paint their trim brown in order to officially have a Padre colored house. As you enter their home you are met by a life-sized poster of Eric Hosmer and a case of baseball pins. This is my pin collection that I started back in 1984, said Bob.
January 27, 2021
When Eric Longnhagen wrote up Daulton Jefferies for last year’s Oakland A’s Top Prospects list, he cited a “plus, upper-80s changeup and plus command” as the now–25-year-old right-hander’s primary attributes. That combination helped earn Jefferies a cup of big-league coffee last September, and it has him projected as a member of Oakland’s starting rotation for the upcoming season.
Drafted 37th overall out of Cal-Berkley in 2016 he underwent Tommy John surgery that same year Jefferies is atypical among young, modern-day pitchers in that he stands just six-foot (and weighs 195 pounds) and is neither data-savvy nor a flamethrower. His fastball sits a relatively pedestrian 93–95 mph, and the spin rates on his array of pitches remain a mystery to him. Then there is the strangest thing of all: Jefferies features a no-seam repertoire.