#OTD 2001 - Albert Pujols makes his MLB debut when the Cardinals play the Rockies at Coors Field.
Albert would go 1 for 3, batting sixth and playing left field.
On this day, his path to the Hall of Fame begins.
#STLCards
ESPN college basketball analyst Sean Farnham on Darius Acuff:
“We’ve spent the whole season talking about AJ Dybantsa and Darryn Peterson. That conversation is wrong, America. The coversation is AJ Dybantsa and Darius Acuff.”
He breaks it down here ⬇️⬇️
BJ Armstrong on the MJ vs LeBron debate:
“The guy averaged 37 points a night, with hand-checking…what would that translate into today’s game, where you can’t touch them?”
MLB Network is dropping a 5-part docuseries on the WBC starting Monday night at 7pm EST.
Every night next week will be a new hour-long episode recapping each WBC, covering the stars, rivalries, upsets, highlights, and more.
Mon: 2006
Tue: 2009
Wed: 2013
Thur: 2017
Fri: 2023
When Bobby Cox sent Leo Mazzone to the mound so Greg Maddux could tell him he wasn’t walking Luis Gonzalez. “Give me two pitches.” Two pitches later, pop-up to Chipper Jones. Unreal.
Ted Williams flew 39 combat missions, his plane was hit by enemy gunfire on at least three occasions, Williams was formally discharged from active duty on July 28, 1953 because of reoccurring viruses. He also hit a .407 avg after returning in August of 1953 playing in 37 games.