For the past year, Baseblog has proudly supported fourth outfielder and former Cub Reed Johnson by sponsoring his Baseball-Reference page. But alas, times have changed, Reed has re-signed with the Atlanta Braves and it is highly likely he has played his last game in a Cubs uniform. So, I’m moving on. Reed will always hold… Read more »
Posts Tagged: Sam Fuld
What has become of the 2008 rotations?
I sat down to my computer earlier this week and saw this tweet: With today’s trade #Rays effectively have turned over their ’08 pennant-winning rotation of Shields, Garza, Kazmir & Edwin Jackson. — Matt Eddy (@eddymk) December 10, 2012 Followed by this response: @eddymk into Myers, Odorizzi, Montgomery, Leonard, Lee, Archer, Chirinos, Fuld, Guyer, Rodriguez,… Read more »
Bobblehead Days: Tampa Bay Rays
In 2011, the Tampa Bay Rays averaged next to last in attendance with under 19,000 per game. That’s unfortunate for a team that always seems to put it together in recent years under Andrew Friedman and Joe Maddon, including an incredible run this past September. But player development and playoff pushes aren’t all the Rays are good at – the… Read more »
Sam Fuld was my first “favorite player”
In high school, I always used to hear about people getting so flustered or upset when other people started liking or listening to their favorite little-known band. I never understood it. Years later, I’m experiencing something similar with a baseball player, except I’m not upset at all about it. Sam Fuld, the former Chicago Cub… Read more »