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In 1984, Alfredo Griffin had an historically low walk rate (0.9%). That same season, Lamarr Hoyt led the AL in lowest BB/9, and walked just 4% of batters he faced. On 5/29, when Hoyt walked Griffin, it accounted for half of Griffin’s non-Charlie Hough walks that season (2).

Bet you didn’t know they used to only put it on the back of the cards. #RatedRookie

Ron Hassey, member of the Head Is The Wrong Size/Shape to Comfortably Wear a Helmet Hall of Fame inner circle.

#makelarrygurasgoldmedalofficial

Sometimes the last sentence of a bio is a throwaway and sometimes the hand of God touches the last sentence of a bio.

Who else belongs in the Hall of Fame? Choose from the top 100 retired (eligible and ineligible) players in order of Baseball Reference WAR in this Google Form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Who else else belongs in the Hall of Fame? Choose from some popular retired (eligible and ineligible) players in order of Baseball Reference WAR (beyond the previous top 100) in this Google Form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Round 2 of the Hall of Fame polls. Retired guys outside of the top 100 non-HOF WAR list.

The neighborhood kids loved Bobby Grinch.

Willie Wilson is featured prominently in my upcoming coffee table book “Italics on 1980s Topps Card Backs.”

Morganna the Kissing Bandit was much shorter than she appeared on television, and really lost her way later in her field-rushing career.

Tony Gwynn was so good at making contact. In 149 games in 1997, he only struck out 28 times and every single one of those was on either a foul tip or a foul bunt, probably.

One time, my friend’s uncle pulled a Ken Griffey Junior Felix Jose Canseco *in order* from a pack of 1990 Score.

Finding italics on your game-winning RBIs is like finding chocolate on your bacon.

From yesterday’s Connections.

Same energy.