Tom Browning: timeline

Born: April 28, 1960
1979-81: College Baseball at LeMoyne College
1982: Drafted by Cincinnati Reds
1982-84: Minor League
Debut: September 9, 1984 (Reds)
1985: 20-9, 3.55 ERA, 6 CG, 4 SHO, 261.1 IP, 1.205 WHIP
1985: TSN Rookie Pitcher of the Year
1988: Perfect Game vs. Dodgers
1990: Reds Win World Series
1991: All Star
1995: Signed by Kansas City Royals
1996: Retired
2001: Dropped off Hall of Fame Ballot (0.2% of vote)
2006: Reds Hall of Fame


Accomplishments:
1990 World Champion
1991 All Star
1985: TSN Rookie Pitcher of the Year
Perfect Game (1988)
1989: Player of the Month (August)
3x Player of the Week
Won 20 games as a Rookie (1985)
123-90
3.94 ERA
302 Games-300 Starts
31 CG
12 SHO
1921 IP
1000 Strikeouts
1.271 WHIP
Postseason: 2-1, 3.71 ERA, 17 IP, 1.353 WHIP, 3 GS, (2 Series)

Andy Van Slyke timeline

Born: December 21, 1960
1979: Drafted by St Louis Cardinals
1979-83: Minor Leagues
Debut: June 17, 1983 (Cardinals)
1987: Traded to Pittsburgh Pirates
1992: .324, 14 HR, 89 RBI, 103 Runs, 199 Hits, 45 Doubles, 12 Triples, .886 OPS, 310 TB
1995: Signed by Baltimore Orioles
1995: Traded to Philadelphia Phillies
2001: Dropped off Hall of Fame Ballot (0 votes)
2006-09: Tiger coach
2009: Wrote Tiger Confidential
2010: Wrote The Curse: Cubs Win! Cubs Win! Or Do They?
2014-present: Mariners coach

Accomplishments:
3x All Star
5x Gold Glove
2x Silver Slugger
1992: Player of the Week
.274
164 HR
792 RBI
835 Runs
1562 Hits
.792 OPS
2529 TB
Led league in Runs (199): 1992
Led league in Doubles (45): 1992
Led league in Triples (15): 1988
Led league in SF (13): 1988
100+ Runs: 2x
30+ Doubles: 2x
10+ Triples: 3x
20+ HR: 2x
100 RBI (1988)
20+ SB: 6x
30+ SB: 3x
Hit .300: 2x
.500 SLG: 2x
310 TB (1992)
Postseason: .190, 1 HR, 10 RBI, 2 SB, .575 OPS (5 Series)

Ron Darling: timeline

Born: August 19, 1960
1981: Pitched against Frank Viola in "greatest college game ever"
1981: Drafted by Texas Rangers
1981: Left Yale for Pro Ball
1981-83: Minors
1982: Traded to New York Mets
Debut: September 6, 1983 (Mets)
1986: Arrested in bar brawl in Houston
1986: Mets win World Series
1988: Mets win NL East
1991: Traded to Montreal Expos
1992: Signed with Oakland A's
1992: A's lose ALCS
1995: Retired
2000-present: Broadcaster
2001: Dropped off Hall of Fame Ballot (0.2% of vote)
2004: Appeared in Mr. 3000
2009: Published a book

Accomplishments:
1986 World Champion
1985 All Star
1989 Gold Glove
1984 June NL Pitcher of the Month
136-116
3.87
382 games-364 starts
37 CG
13 SHO
2360.1 IP
1.335 WHIP
1590 Strikeouts
Won 15+ Games: 4x
Sub 3 ERA: 2x
200+ IP: 7x
Postseason: 1-3, 3.79, 35.2 IP, 27 Strikeouts, 1.458 WHIP, 7 games (4 Series)

Howard Johnson: baseball timeline

Born: November 29, 1960
1978: Drafted by New York Yankees, but did not sign
1979: Drafted by Detroit Tigers
1979-82: Minors
Debut: April 14, 1982 (Tigers)
1984: Tigers win World Series
1984: Traded to New York Mets
1986: Mets win World Series
1987: Becomes Mets starting 3b
1987: 30/30 season
1987: Set NL record for HR by a switch hitter (36)
1988: 5-hit game
1988: Mets lose NLCS
1989: 30-30 season 
1991: Broke own record for HR by switch hitter (since broken)
1991: HR champion (38)
1992: Set NL record for career HR by a switch hitter (since broken)
1993: Signed by Colorado Rockies
1995: Signed by Chicago Cubs
1996-2014: Coach for various teams
2001: Dropped off Hall of Fame Ballot (0 votes)

Accomplishments:
2x World Champion
2x All Star
2x Silver Slugger
2x Player of the Month
June 25, 1989 Player of the Week
2x 30/30 player
1991 HR Champ (38)
1991 RBI Champ (117)
.249
760 Runs
1229 Hits
228 HR
760 RBI
231 SB
.340 OBP
.446 SLG
.786 OPS
2204 TB
100+ Runs: 2x
30+  Doubles: 3x
41 Doubles (1989)
20+ HR: 5x
30+ HR: 2x
100+ RBI: 2x
.500 SLG: 3x
.928 OPS (1989)
300+ TB: 2x
Led league in Runs (104): 1989
Led league in SF (15): 1989
Postseason: .038, 1 SB, .113 OPS (4 Series)

Jim Abbott: timeline

Born: September 19, 1967
1985: Drafted by Toronto Blue Jays, but did not sign
1985-8: University of Michigan
1987: Golden Spikes winner (U of Michigan)
1988: Big Ten Athlete of the Year
1988: Gold Medal in Olympics
1988: Drafted by California Angels
Debut: April 8, 1989 (Angels)
1992: Traded to New York Yankees
1993: No-Hit Cleveland  (September 4)
1995: Signed with Chicago White Sox
1995: Hutch Award
1996: Signed with Angels
1998: Signed with White Sox
1999: Signed with Milwaukee Brewers
2005: Dropped off Hall of Fame Ballot (2.5% of vote)
2007: College Baseball Hall of Fame
2012: Published autobiography

Accomplishments:
Golden Spikes
Olympic Gold Medal
Babe Didrickson Award
Tony Conigliaro Award
No-Hitter
Hutch Award
AL Player of the Week (September 5, 1993)
87-108
4.25
263 Games-254 Starts
31 CG
6 SHO
1674 IP
1.433 WHIP
888 Strikeouts
18 wins (1991)
Sub 3.50 ERA: 2x
Sub 3 ERA: 2x
200+ IP: 4x

Quotes of the Month: June 2015

Quote of the Month:
"No union is more profound than marriage, for it embodies the highest ideals of love, fidelity, devotion, sacrifice, and family. In forming a marital union, two people become something greater than once they were. As some of the petitioners in these cases demonstrate, marriage embodies a love that may endure even past death. It would misunderstand these men and women to say they disrespect the idea of marriage. Their plea is that they dorespect it, respect it so deeply that they seek to find itsfulfillment for themselves. Their hope is not to be condemned to live in loneliness, excluded from one of civilization’s oldest institutions. They ask for equal dignity in the eyes of the law. The Constitution grants them that right.
-Anthony Kennedy in Obergefell v Hodges (2015)


Stupid Quote of the Month:
"When Mexico sends its people, they're not sending the best ... they're sending
people that have lots of problems and they're bringing those problems. They're
bringing drugs, they're bringing crime. They're rapists and some, I assume, are
good people, but I speak to border guards and they're telling us what we're
getting,"
-Donald Trump

Racist Comment of the Month:
“If you are a white man in America, this country is changing dramatically. You have always been in charge. So there is something to white men feeling like something has been taken away from them.”
-Annonymous White House Official quoted in Washington Post

And the rest...

"What could he possibly be thinking?”
-Dan Rather reporting on the military's reaction to Obama's Iraq policy

"I won't be the youngest president, but with your help I'll be the youngest female president."
-Hillary Clinton

"I will take nothing and no one for granted. I will run with heart. I will run to win."
-Jeb Bush

"I identify with black."
-Rachel Dolezal

"Fuck you Eddie Van Halen."
-Sammy Hagar

"You're in my house."
-Barack Obama to a heckler

"It was very courageous and brave, if not crazy as well, to open fire on the police headquarters.”
-Fredericka Whitfield on the attack on Dallas Police HQ

"Racism, we are not cured of it. And it's not just a matter of it not being
polite to say [n-word] in public."
-Barack Obama

“We should start calling this law SCOTUScare."
-Antonin Scalia on King v Burwell (2015)

"Whatever you think of Reagan, you have to admit, he had a black belt in badassery."
-Brad Meltzer

"It was all this contemporary music geared for that audience, and it was so disappointing listening to it. Really weak songwriting, insipid vocals and productions. It was really discouraging. I was sorry to hear that. You're waiting for something to happen, musically. You're waiting for some great thing. Like every generation or every decade seemed to have that big thing that carried it through. There's nothing now, at least in rock."

-Alex Liefson

Greatest left fielders in National League history by team

Atlanta Braves: Rico Carty (1966-72)
Miami Marlins: Jeff Conine (1993-97; 2003-05)
New York Mets: Kevin McReynolds (1987-91; 1994)
Philadelphia Phillies: Ed Delahanty (1888-89; 1891-1901)
Washington Nationals: Tim Raines (via Montreal) (1979-1990)
Chicago Cubs: Billy Williams (1959-74)
Cincinnati Reds: Frank Robinson (1956-65)
Milwaukee Brewers:  Ryan Braun (2007-present)
Pittsburgh Pirates: Willie Stargell (1962-82)
St Louis Cardinals: Stan Musial (1941-63)
Arizona Diamondbacks: Luis Gonzalez (1999-2006)
Colorado Rockies: Matt Holiday (2004-2008)
Los Angeles Dodgers: Zack Wheat (1909-26)
San Diego Padres: Gene Richards (1977-83)
San Francisco Giants: Barry Bonds (1993-2007)