Eddie
Joost (b. 1916) was a slick-fielding shortstop for 17 years with
the Reds, Braves, A's, and Red Sox. He was an All Star twice, and was part of
an A's infield that recorded 200 double plays in three consecutive seasons, a
record that is still unmatched. http://fairandunbalancedblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/baseball-losses-in-2011.html
Eddie
Rommel had two careers in baseball, and created some milestones in
both of them. As a right-handed pitcher for the Philadelphia Athletics he was
the first moundsman to make extensive use of the knuckleball. After retiring as
a player and working briefly as a coach and minor-league manager, he became an
umpire, one good enough to spend 22 seasons in the American League. In 1956
Rommel and Frank Umont became the first two 20th-century major-league umpires
to wear eyeglasses, though Rommel did it only when he was umpiring on the bases
during night games. In 13 major-league seasons Rommel won 171 games and lost
119 for a .590 winning percentage, ranking him with Hall of Famers Walter
Johnson (.599), Herb Pennock (.598), Warren Spahn (.597), Mickey Welch (.594),
Bob Gibson (.591), Amos Rusie (.586), and Dazzy Vance (.585). He led the American
League in victories twice and in games pitched twice. http://sabr.org/bioproj/person/333594e9
The day after the Texas Rangers won the bidding for the
negotiating rights to pitcher Yu Darvish,
a shipment of major league baseballs was delivered to the righthander in Japan
so that he could begin training with them immediately. Consider it the first
official step in the baseball version of coming to America. Spring training --
with the emphasis on training -- brings the next and more difficult challenge
of making the jump from pitching in Nippon Pro Baseball to Major League
Baseball. The Rangers will have Darvish on the same training regimen as all of
their pitchers, though Texas GM Jon Daniels emphasized that there are
allowances within the general framework of the schedule. One pitcher, for
instance, might throw 35 pitches in a side session while another might throw
80. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/tom_verducci/02/10/yu.darvish/index.html#ixzz1m5CrBrEY
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