Mickey Mental
02-24-2011, 01:25 AM
1966: University of Southern California pitcher Tom Seaver is signed by the Braves. The deal will later be voided, and the USC stand out will be selected by the Mets in a special draft.
1990: At the age of 45, former Red Sox fan favorite Tony Conigliaro dies of pneumonia and kidney failure. Hitting 32 home runs in 1965 at the age of 20, the Revere, MA native becomes the youngest player ever to lead the American League in home runs. Way too young.....
2003: In the wake of Steve Belcher's death, Commissioner Bud Selig bans the use of ephedra in the the minor leagues. Players on the current 40-man major league rosters, which would have included the 23-year old Oriole pitcher who died last week, are not prohibited to use the substance because as union members they are already covered by the drug-testing rules of the new collective bargaining agreement, which bans only drugs of abuse and certain illegal steroids.
2010: A Kansas man, who sat six rows behind the third-base dugout, files a lawsuit against the Royals as a result being hit in the eye by a hot dog thrown by Sluggerrr, the team’s mascot. The suit is seeking $25,000 in damages for injuries caused by the flying frank which includes a detached retina and the development of cataracts in the left eye. Maybe the Royals should look into signing Sluggerrr.
1990: At the age of 45, former Red Sox fan favorite Tony Conigliaro dies of pneumonia and kidney failure. Hitting 32 home runs in 1965 at the age of 20, the Revere, MA native becomes the youngest player ever to lead the American League in home runs. Way too young.....
2003: In the wake of Steve Belcher's death, Commissioner Bud Selig bans the use of ephedra in the the minor leagues. Players on the current 40-man major league rosters, which would have included the 23-year old Oriole pitcher who died last week, are not prohibited to use the substance because as union members they are already covered by the drug-testing rules of the new collective bargaining agreement, which bans only drugs of abuse and certain illegal steroids.
2010: A Kansas man, who sat six rows behind the third-base dugout, files a lawsuit against the Royals as a result being hit in the eye by a hot dog thrown by Sluggerrr, the team’s mascot. The suit is seeking $25,000 in damages for injuries caused by the flying frank which includes a detached retina and the development of cataracts in the left eye. Maybe the Royals should look into signing Sluggerrr.