BB On this Date ~ Events & Birthdays #2

1998 Kevin Brown signs a seven-year deal with the Dodgers, becoming baseball's first 100+ million dollar man. The right-handed free agent, who posted an 18-7 record last season with the Padres, is the first major leaguer to earn an average salary of $15 million per season, much to the chagrin of the other owners.

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2007 In a six-player deal, the Orioles trade former American League MVP Miguel Tejada to the Astros for three pitchers (Matt Albers, Troy Patton, Dennis Sarfate), outfielder Luke Scott, and third baseman Michael Costanzo. The acquisition of the four-time All-Star shortstop is the latest move in a busy offseason for Houston, which includes signing free-agent second baseman Kaz Matsui and trading reliever Brad Lidge to the Phillies for Michael Bourn.

2007 Free-agent Aaron Rowand (.309, 27, 89) and the Giants agree to a $60-million, five-year deal. The team plans to bat 30-year-old Gold Glove center fielder fifth, filling the void in the outfield created by the departure of Barry Bonds.
2007 Paul Lo Duca and the Nationals agree to a $5 million, one-year deal that puts the former Mets catcher behind Washington's home plate. The free-agent backstop became expendable and much-needed in the same instance when New York dealt Lastings Milledge to get the Nats' starting catcher, Brian Schneider.

2008 The Yankees sign their second ace this week as the club reaches an agreement with free-agent A.J. Burnett. The Bronx Bombers ink the former Blue Jays right-hander to a $82.5 million, five-year deal after giving CC Sabathia $161 million over seven years two days ago.

2008 The Pirates sign Ramon Vazquez, the only player with major league experience added to the club during the winter meetings, to a two-year deal worth $4 million. The versatile infielder played all four infield positions last season while compiling a career-high .290 batting average with the Rangers.

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2008 The Mets, reeling from their second consecutive season-ending collapse, continue overhauling their much-maligned bullpen, which blew 29 saves in 72 chances (40%). Scott Schoeneweis joins Joe Smith and Aaron Heilman in becoming the latest New York reliever the team trades when the southpaw goes to the Diamondbacks for Connor Robertson, a right-hander acquired by Arizona in the Dan Haren deal.

2009 Brandon Lyon (6-5, 2.86) and the Astros finalize their $15 million, three-year deal. The Tigers' former right-handed reliever, who saved 26 games for Arizona in 2008, hopes to be the club's closer but may be used in Houston as the set-up man to get to Matt Lindstrom.

2010 The Metrodome's inflatable roof collapses after a storm drops 17 inches of snow on Minnesota. The domed stadium, home of the Twins and Vikings, forces the NFL team to shift their game against the New York Giants to Detroit's Ford Field.

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2013 The Mariners land the most sought-after free agent when the team signs Robinson Cano to a 10-year, $240-million contract, a value that equals Albert Pujols' deal with the Angels, the third-largest in baseball history. The Yankees, the 32-year-old's former team, did not want to invest financially in the long term for their All-Star second baseman, recently inked outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury for $153 million (7 years) and catcher Brian McCann for $85 million (5 years).

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Randy Johnson, 1987 Jacksonville Expos #Jaxpos
@Montreal_Expos
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Derek Jeter, Jorge Posada, Mariano Rivera and Andy Pettitte.
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Game 6 of the ‘85 World Series w/ the score 0-0 top of the 8th. Cardinals are 1 win away from the title. Brian Harper gets what should’ve been a WS winning hit. Instead Don Denkinger blows the call in the 9th & the rest is Royals history. Harp’s career is a lesson in perseverance

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Bo Jackson’s first career major league homer was a 475-foot shot that to this day remains the longest blast ever recorded in a regular season game at Kauffman Stadium

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Freddie Freeman takes his son’s pitch way deep into the forest.

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The Heart of the Lineup for the 1936 NY Yankees,Bill Dickey,Lou Gehrig,Joe DiMaggio and Tony Lazzeri
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