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An amusing baseball-history discovery from Rob at The Reader: Greg Maddux’s first appearance in a major-league baseball game was not as a pitcher.
Bonus fun fact from an IM conversation earlier today with Matt Fenwick: Chris Chelios is about six months older than Roger Clemens. He would be the second oldest player in the majors today (behind 48-year-old Julio Franco, who’s hanging on by his fingertips in Atlanta) if he were a baseball player.
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Comments (3)
You're ignoring Alfonso Soriano, who I'm convinced is 52.
Posted by Andy Grabia | July 23, 2007 11:45 PM
Posted on July 23, 2007 23:45
Are you sure Franco is the oldest? Surely there's a lefty reliever who's older. Which team does Jesse Orosco pitch for now? What about Bob McClure? Jeff Fassero?
Posted by lowetide | July 24, 2007 7:31 AM
Posted on July 24, 2007 07:31
I couldn't have answered without checking, but Fassero retired in February (and he's still younger than Chelios anyway). Hell of a run for a guy who didn't break in until age 28.
Orosco quit in '04, taking the all-time game appearances record with him, and McClure is the pitching coach of the Royals. Right now what we have is a surfeit of ancient lefty starters (Unit, Moyer, Wells, Rogers): the oldest southpaw relievers still kicking around are Rheal Cormier (40), who's been shelled in six Reds appearances but refuses to retire, and Mike Stanton (a slightly younger 40).
Posted by Colby Cosh | July 24, 2007 7:59 AM
Posted on July 24, 2007 07:59