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He's no Pierson Ohl though.

He is literally the only decent Rockies pitcher I can think of--the other guy that pops to mind is Aaron Cook, who I remembered as an All-Star, but he never came close to an ERA under 3.00. I checked on the likes of Denny Neagle and Bret Saberhagen also, and uhh, let's say Rockies Stadium was...

Ubaldo Jiminez was my only chance; reviewing the names afterwards, old friend Pat Neshek made the list. Was able to put the Black Sox to use today, with Eddie Cicotte in the 200+ wins/<3.00 category.

You and I shared the Benito square; I'm not the riverboat gambler you are though, I verified before placing him in the square. I also mined a SF pitcher for the Silver Slugger category-Don Robinson, who hit the double double of rarity and unique player for me. And a tip of the hat for your...

In case you were wondering why you should still pay attention to the Twins, history is being chased by Matt Wallner. Having reached 20 HR’s, he is currently the player with the least amount of RBI’s having reached that mark. Who’s he chasing/avoiding? Joey Gallo, who just two short years ago...

Well, might as well tank now, if they haven't been strategizing already to do so. Currently with the sixth worst win percentage in baseball, but percentage points behind the Braves and Pirates; probably too aspirational to get into the top 3 (Nats are at .399), but never say never!

A little Twins trivia to lighten the darkness…in 1981, the Twins had three players receive votes in the Rookie of the Year balloting, two of whom became future All-Stars. Name those players.

Veteran move on your part, the Padres are tough in that category—outside of Gwynn, it seems every player of note for that franchise was renting, not owning. Btw, a tip on churning up some new names for unique players—take a look at Rookie of the Year voting-plenty of obscurities on those...

My unique Twins yesterday were Erasmo Ramirez and James Outman-I thought it wise to utilize them now, as I don’t see them long for the franchise, before they are forgotten. Ron Davis, shockingly, reached 30 saves for the Twins 😳

Jonah Bride takes exception to this comment.

It’s a banner day on the Grid for using current Twins who may not be long for wearing the uniform.

I hit 1500 today with a player I've been keeping in my pocket for awhile--Julie (Julian) Wera, born in Winona, third baseman for the '27 Yankees, who was the manager of the Piggly Wiggly meat department in Rochester, which was visited by former teammate Lou Gehrig while at the Mayo Clinic...

Ope, I recall you completed the ‘27 Murderer’s Row Yankees a couple weeks ago; today I finished off the historic Pirates starting 9 from ‘71, the first all black/Hispanic starting lineup with the use of Gene Clines.

It was a middling day for my overall score and unique players, but I was able to use all three St.Paul Hall of Famers, so it was a pretty good day on the Grid.

Josh Allen polluted a lot of brains, from the fan on the couch all the way up the chain to NFL GM's.

With the Twins on the grid today, I had the quickest turnaround for a player debuting with the team, Genesis Cabrera, who was a surprise in the box score from yesterday. It was a hell of a day for me on the unique players-I’m at 1475 thanks to seven new additions today; the entire top row of...

Ope, you recently mentioned your deep dive on All-Star rosters, so I went down that rabbit hole today and just mining the ‘70s was a boon to my unique player pursuit-step on up Pat Kelly and Don Buford! The expansion in 1969 and 1977 brought some dubious All-Stars into the fold throughout...

While there's been a drumbeat to get Mickey Gasper out of the lineup, I say leave him in--in this season of suckiness, embrace the suck, as something historic could be afoot. Here are the 10 lowest batting averages in Twins history (minimum 50 AB's): 1988 Tom Nieto .067 (60 AB's) 2014 Pedro...

Morton is a 41 year old whose ERA coming into this game was nearly 5.50. Jamie Moyer’s thinking about coming out of retirement to get a crack at this lineup.

The timing of ESPN rolling out the fan misery index today is eerie: https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/45344992/sports-misery-index