All Things Immaculate Grid-related (MLB, NBA, NFL)

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Waite Hoyt edges 1 closer to Ken Brett in today's Grid as a Yankee/<3 00 ERA.

Speaking of the 1927 Bronx Bombers, my other nerd accomplishment, was using Mark Koenig in the .300 BA-Season/Yankees category.

As a New Player, I have now used the entire starting 9 lineup.

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Today's board frustrated me, as the combination of Gold Glove, Silver Slugger and pitching categories really elevates my score and doesn't typically bring about new players--I really need to do some deep diving on that triad so I can move away from using Jim Kaat, Mike Hampton, Greg Maddux, and Ohtani so often.

But I did reel in two new players today and I surprised the hell out of myself with one--#1439 was Thurman Munson. I'd have thought he would have been an early bird in my grid adventures, but nope.

 

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Today's board frustrated me, as the combination of Gold Glove, Silver Slugger and pitching categories really elevates my score and doesn't typically bring about new players--I really need to do some deep diving on that triad so I can move away from using Jim Kaat, Mike Hampton, Greg Maddux, and Ohtani so often.

But I did reel in two new players today and I surprised the hell out of myself with one--#1439 was Thurman Munson. I'd have thought he would have been an early bird in my grid adventures, but nope.

I'm pretty sure I have used Munson, but now you have me 2nd guessing myself. +40 WAR, probably.

Fernando was sneaky low Rarity (4%) in the <3.00 ERA/Silver Sluggers box. I couldn't think of anyone other than Maddux (22%) for Braves Gold Glove. Also used Kitty.

 

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All Hail Tony Fernandez, one of the underrated IG gods!

2000 hits: check
40+ WAR (career): check
All-Star: check (with Toronto and San Diego)
200 hits: check (with Toronto)
.300 average: check (with Toronto)
Gold Glove: check (Toronto)
5+ WAR (season): check (Toronto)
Teams played for: Blue Jays, Padres, Mets, Reds, Yankees, Guardians, Brewers (four separate occasions with the Jays!)

Fun notes: Fernandez hit .300 in six seasons (or parts of six seasons), but only with the Blue Jays. And this wasn't only in his youth and prime--the ages where he hit .300 were 24, 25, 31, 36, 37, and 39

Fernandez was traded by the Padres to the Mets in a package that included former Vikings 1st round running back DJ Dozier (who did not play in the bigs for the Pads, only the Mets)

And the reason I bring up Fernandez today--in the 40+ WAR category for the Padres, he garnered a cool 0.4%. He usually delivers with pretty low numbers on the board, and has saved my bacon on a number of occasions.

 

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All Hail Tony Fernandez, one of the underrated IG gods!

2000 hits: check
40+ WAR (career): check
All-Star: check (with Toronto and San Diego)
200 hits: check (with Toronto)
.300 average: check (with Toronto)
Gold Glove: check (Toronto)
5+ WAR (season): check (Toronto)
Teams played for: Blue Jays, Padres, Mets, Reds, Yankees, Guardians, Brewers (four separate occasions with the Jays!)

Fun notes: Fernandez hit .300 in six seasons (or parts of six seasons), but only with the Blue Jays. And this wasn't only in his youth and prime--the ages where he hit .300 were 24, 25, 31, 36, 37, and 39

Fernandez was traded by the Padres to the Mets in a package that included former Vikings 1st round running back DJ Dozier (who did not play in the bigs for the Pads, only the Mets)

And the reason I bring up Fernandez today--in the 40+ WAR category for the Padres, he garnered a cool 0.4%. He usually delivers with pretty low numbers on the board, and has saved my bacon on a number of occasions.

Mike Cameron also checks a lot of boxes in the 40+ WAR category for several teams, White Sox, Mariners, Mets, Padres, Brewers, Red Sox & Marlins.

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He pulls 0.5% Rarity in the Padres cube today. Also an All Star, 100 RBI season & Gold Glove winner for the Mariners. Picked up another GG with San Diego.