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the baseball historian the baseball historian a blog consisting of interviews research and opinions on baseball s past present and future top 100 baseball blog monday january 24 2022 new baseball book for children check it out my children s baseball book baseball s greatest players 10 baseball biographies for new readers is now available for pre order https amzn to 3szxgmi posted by andrew at 10 07 pm 8 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest tuesday june 15 2021 baseball historian has moved to continue reading my stories and analysis please visit my page at medium https historianandrew medium com look forward to seeing you there posted by andrew at 3 10 pm 3 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest tuesday january 21 2020 mayors berke whaley benjamin to announce mayors task force to save minor league baseball via milb group seeks to protect america s beloved minor league against mlb s devastating plan to eliminate 42 hometown teams washington mayors of chattanooga tenn dayton ohio and columbia s c tomorrow will announce the official formation of the mayors task force to save minor league baseball the task force will be co chaired by chattanooga mayor andy berke dayton mayor nan whaley and columbia mayor steve benjamin the mayors will host a telephone news conference at 2 30 p m on wednesday january 22 during the u s conference of mayors winter meeting in washington d c major league baseball mlb in november proposed a dramatic restructuring to cut 42 of the 160 minor league baseball milb teams should the plan move forward it would devastate communities across the country and have negative impacts for all affiliated minor league clubs as it would decrease the value of the entire league among the 42 teams targeted to fold is mayor berke s hometown chattanooga lookouts the team with roots dating back to 1885 has been an integral part of the community for generations the mayors will discuss formation of the task force which follows on a congressional task force established in december and the strategy to continue the momentum on this issue before taking questions you can check me out on facebook or follow me on twitter historianandre w i have also authored a number of books ebook and paperback on topics of baseball that are available on amazon posted by andrew at 9 50 pm 12 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest sunday january 5 2020 jimmy serrano former pitcher recalls his more than a decade in professional baseball right handed pitcher jimmy serrano came to professional baseball with little fanfare however he stuck around for more than a decade and even spent some time in the major leagues all in all it was a good baseball career serrano was drafted in the 18 th round by the montreal expos in 1998 out of the university of new mexico a reliever he posted strong numbers and progressed steadily but never got the call to montreal in march 2002 he was traded with outfielder jason bay to the new york mets but never got to the big league level with them after his rights were bought by the kansas city royals in july 2003 he finally landed with the team that would give him his big chance the royals decided to covert serrano to a starter after six years of strictly coming out of the bullpen the results were strong and in 2004 the royals gave the righty his big league shot called up in august he made a total of 10 appearances including five starts with the team he more than held his own going 1 2 with a 4 68 era with 25 strikeouts in 32 3 innings serrano didn t fit into the royals long term plans and he was allowed to leave as a free agent after the season he wound up bouncing around playing in the organizations of the oakland athletics boston red sox and florida marlins he also played in korea and independent ball before calling it a career after the 2009 season in 11 years as a professional pitcher across all levels he was a combined 60 48 with a 3 51 era and 58 saves keep reading for more as serrano discusses some of his memories and triumphs in baseball and shares what he is up to now who was your favorite player when you were growing up and why kirby puckett i grew up in grand junction colorado home of the junior college world series kirby came through when i was a kid and i followed his career in the big leagues can you please describe what your draft experience was like being taken in the 18th round by the expos in 1998 i had talked to about 10 different organizations prior to the draft and was told i would likely be selected near the 15th round i was at my parents house hanging out with my brother in law when the phone rang it was a scout from the expos a team that i had not previously spoken with and he said congratulations we selected you in the 18th round of the mlb draft 534th pick overall then he asked are you interested in playing professional baseball of course i said yes i hung up the phone told my brother in law and then celebrated the news with my family you played for cape fear and vermont in your first professional season how much difference was their between the two experiences when i went to vermont right after the draft i was eager to prove myself after a short stint there i was promoted to cape fear during that promotion my manager gave me some of the best advice that would come into play my entire career he said no matter what level you reach never think you don t belong there there was a slight difference in levels but i tried to stay consistent what do you remember most about your major league debut against the anaheim angels the day was filled with excitement nervousness and an overall surreal feeling the strangest thing was watching espn the morning of my debut and seeing my name on the ticker as the royals starting pitcher serrano vs bartolo colon you struck out two future hall of famers at the major league level ichiro and vlad guerrero reflecting on that which do you consider the greater accomplishment and why they are equally tough hitters because they can hit any pitch in any count in any location i wish i could say that i had a strategy to strike them out but with those guys there is no strategy it s pretty much pitch and see what happens what is your favorite moment from your baseball career calling my family and friends to let them know that i was going to the big leagues they were supporting me year after year and believed in me it really felt like a group effort which it was what was it like to play in korea it was awesome great baseball great teammates and i lived in a great area in incheon there were a few differences that i had to get used to like the 15 minute break after the fifth inning the baseballs were not rubbed up and the pitching rubber had two levels the actual pitching rubber and another level where your back foot goes what current or former player that you met or worked with were you most in awe of i will say two former teammates dustin pedroia and jon lester we had a standing card game on our bus trips and it was myself and mike bumatay against pedey and lester those guys were fierce competitors on and off the field it was fun watching them play early in their careers and knowing they were going to be special however i am pretty sure mike and i whooped em in cards what if anything would you have done differently in your baseball career good question i am satisfied with the overall outcome from a playing perspective but if i could go back i would probably just soak it all in a little more it goes by so fast and the people you meet along the way are sometimes only in your life for a week or a couple seasons there are really great bonds built between teammates in such a short time what are you up to these days i have worked in technology for the past five years honing in on the sports and entertainment industry my experience as a player has flowed over to my post playing career and continues 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