...It's kind of a weird scenario."No starting pitcher has won the MVP trophy since Roger Clemens in 1986, with Dennis Eckersley the last reliever to get it in 1992.Many say pitchers shouldn't win the MVP, contending they already have their...
...pitched his second career no-hitter at Toronto on May 7.He became the first pitcher voted MVP since Oakland's Dennis Eckersley in 1992 and the first starting pitcher since Boston's Roger Clemens in 1986. The 2006 AL Rookie of the Year...
...included Tom Seaver, who won his 300th game with the White Sox under La Russa, along with fellow Hall of Famer Dennis Eckersley, who played for La Russa in Oakland and St. Louis."He's the smartest manager I ever played for," said former...
...giving the fans one more chance to cheer for Hall of Famers such as Carlton Fisk and Carl Yastrzemski, Jim Rice and Dennis Eckersley.Favorites like Dennis "Oil Can" Boyd, Bill "Spaceman" Lee, Bill Buckner, Luis Tiant, Nomar Garciaparra...
...went in with another and I think he will get in, but give it a couple more years.Lee Smith: Bruce Sutter is in. Dennis Eckersley is in. Why isn't he?Mark McGwire: He was my hero growing up and to find out everything wasn't done on the...
...Sunday into the Baseball Hall of Fame. "I am in awe," said Sutter, who joined Hoyt Wilhelm, Rollie Fingers and Dennis Eckersley as the only relief pitchers in the Hall. "I wish I could turn back the clock and play one more game. "When I...
...most of their careers as relievers are in the Hall: Hoyt Wilhelm (52 starts), Rollie Fingers (37 starts) and Dennis Eckersley (361 starts). Wilhelm was elected to the Hall in 1985, Fingers in 1992 and Eckersley in 2004. "Lee Smith...
...moment, Boston and Chicago are the postseason darlings. "Man, that would be something," said retired pitcher Dennis Eckersley, who lost with both teams in the postseason. "Obviously, you're talking about generations of losing. I mean...
...name among those of baseball's greats. He will be inducted into the Hall of Fame this summer along with pitcher Dennis Eckersley. In a 21-season career spent mostly with the Milwaukee Brewers, Molitor finished with 3,319 hits - the eighth-highest...
...Writers' Association of America are announced. "He should get 98 percent, at least," said Hall of Fame pitcher Dennis Eckersley, who closed many of the games Henderson helped win for Oakland. "He's the greatest player I ever played with...
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