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Baseball Heroes: Johan Santana and Pedro Martinez

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  Johan Santana Pedro Martinez - Johan Santana: 4x All-Star, 2x Cy-Young, Triple Crown, GG, Wins Leader, 3x ERA Leader, 3x SO Leader, 2x GS Leader, 2x Innings Leader. - Pedro Martinez: HOF, 8x All-Star, 3x Cy Young, Triple Crown, AS MVP, 5x ERA title, Wins Leader, SHO Leader, CG Leader, 3x SO Leader, 3x W-L% Leader, 

February 21: Happy Birthday Alan Trammell

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Happy Birthday, Tram! Alan Stuart Trammell was born on February 21, 1958 in Garden Grove, California. HOF, 6x All-Star, 4x GG, 3x SS, WS MVP, Double Plays Turned as SS Leader As a Player: .285 AVG, 185 HR, 1003 RBI, 236 SB, 2365 Hits As a Manager: 187-302 W-L, .382 W-L% Alan Trammell and his team: As a Player: Detroit Tigers As a Manager: Detroit Tigers

Baseball Heroes: Chipper jones and David Justice

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  Chipper Jones and David Justice  - Chipper Jones: HOF, 8x All-Star, MVP, 2x SS, AVG Leader, OBP Leader, OPS Leader. -   David Justice: 3x All-Star, ROY, ALCS MVP, 2x SS.

February 7: Happy Birthday Dan Quisenberry

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    Happy Birthday, Quiz! Dan Raymond Quisenberry was born on February 7, 1953 in Leawood, Kansas. 3x All-Star, 5x Rolaids Relief, 5x SV Leader, 3x Games Leader. 56-46 W-L, 2.76 ERA, 379 SO, 244 SV Dan Quisenberry and his teams: Kansas City Royals, St. Louis Cardinals and San Francisco Giants

February 5: Happy Birthday Hank Aaron

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Happy Birthday, Hammer! Henry Louis Aaron was born on February 5, 1934 in Mobile, Alabama. HOF, 25x All-Star, 3x GG, MVP, 2x Batting Titles, 4x HR Leader, 4x RBI Leader, 4x SLG Leader, 3x OPS Leader, 3x Runs Leader, 2x Hits Leader, 4x 2B Leader, all-time RBI leader. .305 AVG, 755 HR, 2297 RBI, 240 SB, 3771 Hits Hank Aaron and his teams:     Milwaukee Braves, Atlanta Braves and Milwaukee Brewers

Baseball Heroes: Bret Saberhagen and George Brett

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Bret Saberhagen and George Brett  - Bret Saberhagen: 3x All-Star, 2x Cy Young, GG, WS MVP, Wins Leader, ERA Leader, W-L% Leader, CG Leader, Innings Leader. -   George Brett: HOF, 13x All-Star, GG, 3x SS, MVP, ALCS MVP, 3x Batting Titles, 3x Hits Leader, AB Leader, 2x Doubles Leader, 3x Triples Leader, OBP Leader, 3x SLG Leader, 3x OPS Leader,  3.154 Hits.  

Baseball Heroes: Tom Lasorda, Don Sutton and Sandy Koufax

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  Tom Lasorda, Don Sutton and Sandy Koufax - Tom Lasorda: HOF, 2x Manager of the Year, 1599 Wins, 4 Pennants and 2 WS Titles - Don Sutton: HOF, 4x All-Star, AS MVP, ERA Leader, GS Leader, SHO Leader, 324 Wins, 3574 SO.  - Sandy Koufax: HOF, 7x All-Star, MVP, 3x Cy Young, 3x Triple Crown, 2x WS MVP, 3x Wins Leader, 5x ERA Leader, 4x SO Leader, 2x W-L% Leader, GS Leader, 2x CG Leader, 3x SHO Leader, 2x Innings Leader.

Baseball Heroes: Satchel Page and Bob Feller

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Stachel Page and Bob Feller -  Satchel Paige : HOF, 2x All-Star - Bob Feller: HOF, 8x All-Star, Triple Crown, MLB PoY, 6x Wins leader, ERA leader, 7x SO leader, W-L% leader, 3x Games leader, 5x GS leader, 3x CG leader, 4x SHO leader, 3x 5x Inning leader, No-Hitters, 266 Wins, 2581 SO.

Meet Nomar Garciaparra

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  NOMAR GARCIAPARRA Positions : Shortstop, First Baseman and Third Baseman Full Name : Anthony Nomar Garciaparra Bats : Right -  Throws : Right Born : July 23, 1973 in Whittier, California, USA Organizations :  Boston Red Sox (9), Los Angeles Dodgers (3), Chicago Cubs (2), Oakland Athletics (1) NOMAR GARCIAPARRA'S WALL OF GLORY HONORS AND AWARDS All Star: 6  (1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006) Rookie of the Year:  1 (1997) Silver Slugger: 1 (1997) BATTING Batting Average:  2 (1999, 2000) Hits Leader: 1 (1997) Doubles Leader:  1 (2002) Triples Leader: 1 (1997) AB Leader:  1 (1997) FIELDING Putouts as SS:  1 (1997) Double Plays Turned as SS:  1 (1997) WHO? Nomar Garciaparra is an American former SS, 1B and 3B. He was an 6-time All-Star for the Boston Red Sox (5) and the Los Angeles Dodgers (1) and 2-time batting champion. Nomar Garciaparra, who is of Mexican-American descent, played during 14 seasons, winning unanimously the AL Roo...

January 16: Happy Birthday Jack McDowell

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  Happy Birthday, Black Jack! Jack Burns McDowell was born on January 16, 1966 in Van Nuys, California. 3x All-Star, Cy Young, Wins Leader, 2x GS Leader, 3x CG Leader, SHO Leader.  127-87 W-L, 3.85 ERA, 1.311 SO, 0 SV Jack McDowell and his teams: Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians and Anaheim Angels

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