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Not enough people talk about Mike Scioscia
• Tough-as-nails backstop of the Dodgers
• Later, a longtime manager of the Angels
• Never struck out more than 32 times!!
• .259/.344/.356 (.700 OPS), 99 OPS+
• 26.1 WAR, 1131 H, 68 HR, 446 RBI
• One-franchise man with LA (NL)
• 2x WS Champ (1981 and 1988)
• 2x All-Star (1989 and 1990)
• More walks (567) than K (307)
• A spectacular defensive catcher
• Homered off Gooden in '88 NLCS
• LA's all-time leader in games caught
• First Dodger C to start ASG since Roy
• Caught 136 shutouts, 4th most all-time
• 2x Manager of the Year (2002 and 2009)
• One of the slowest baserunners of all time
• Caught two no-hitters (Fernando V, Kevin G)
• Led Anaheim to their only WS Championship
• Mike Scioscia has by far the fewest strikeouts of any Divisional Era catcher (1969-present, min. 90% of appearances at C) to play at least 1400 games.
Subscriber nomination by @bikebrhView quoted post on X
A statement from Devils GM Sunny Mehta on our game Tuesday in Winnipeg.View quoted post on X
Bleacher Report proposed a blockbuster trade sending Zach Neto to the Dodgers 👀
Dodgers receive:
- Zach Neto
Angels receive:
- Roki Sasaki
- Daulton Rushing
- Justin Wrobleski
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Julio Franco's only season with the @whitesox was the strike-shortened 1994 campaign, which is a shame, because he absolutely raked: he had a career-high .916 OPS with 20 HR & 98 RBI in just 112 games!
He was the cleanup hitter in 112 of 113 games that year, just incredible 🔥View quoted post on X
