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Thursday, January 8, 2015

Did you know that Pedro Martinez Adjusted ERA+ is the best of any starting pitcher in MLB history?

Did you know that Pedro Martínez is a Dominican-American[1] baseball pitcher who played 18 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for five teams, mostly as starter?

Did you know that Pedro Martinez was born October 25, 1971?

Did you know that Martinez is an eight-time All-Star, three-time Cy Young Award winner, and 2004 World Series champion?

Did you know that Pedro Martinez Adjusted ERA+ is the best of any starting pitcher in MLB history?

Did you know that Pedro Martínez also has the second highest winning percentage in modern baseball history,[3] and the third highest strikeout rate and strikeout-to-walk ratio? 

Did yo know that Pedro Martinez was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2015, his first year of eligibility?[13]

Did you know that Martinez was officially listed at 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) and 170 pounds?

 




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Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Did you know that Randy Johnson is one of two pitchers to win the Cy Young Award four consecutive times (1999-2002), and in 1999?

Did you know that "Randy" Johnson was born September 10, 1963?

Did you know that Randy Johnson was, nicknamed "The Big Unit"?

Did you know that Randy Johnson  is an American former left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1988 to 2009 for six teams?

Did you know that Randy Johnson had 303 career victories rank as the fifth-most by a lefthander in major league history, while his 4,875 strikeouts place him second all-time behind Nolan Ryan?

Did you know that Randy Johnson holds five of the seven highest single-season strikeout totals by a lefthander in modern history?

Did you know that  Johnson won the Cy Young Award five times, second only to Roger Clemens' seven?

Did you know that Randy Johnson is one of two pitchers to win the  Cy Young Award four consecutive times (1999-2002), and in 1999?

Did you know that Randy Johnson, Pedro Martínez and Gaylord Perry shared in the rare feat of winning  Cy Young Award in both the American and National Leagues?

Did you know that Johnson is also one of five pitchers to hurl no-hitters in both leagues?

Did you know that Randy Johnson threw his second no-hitter, in 2004, he became the oldest pitcher in major league history to throw a perfect game?

Did you know that Randy Johnson was one of the tallest players in major league history at 6 feet 10 inches?

Did you know that Randy Johnson was a ten-time All-Star?

Did you know that Randy Johnson was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2015, his first year of eligibility?









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Monday, January 5, 2015

Did you know that Charlie Ward was also the only Heisman winner to play in the NBA?

Did you know that Charlie Ward, Jr. was born October 12, 1970?

Did you know that Charlie Ward is a retired American professional NBA basketball player?

Did you know that Charlie Ward also was a college football Heisman Trophy winner, Davey O'Brien Award winner and a Major League Baseball draftee?

Did you know that despite Wards NCAA football success, he was one of the very few players who won a Heisman trophy but was not drafted in the NFL draft?

Did you know that Charlie Ward was inducted in the College Football Hall of Fame with Emmitt Smith and Bobby Bowden in 2006?

Did you know that Charlie Ward holds the second-largest margin of victory in the history of Heisman trophy balloting, with a 1,622 point difference, second only to O.J. Simpson's 1,750 point win in 1968?[1]

Did you know that Charlie Ward was also the only Heisman winner to play in the NBA?

Did you know that in 1993, Charlie Ward won the James E. Sullivan Award from the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) as the most outstanding amateur athlete in the United States?

Did you know that Charlie Ward did not play baseball in college, he was drafted as a pitcher by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 59th round of the 1993 free agent draft and in the 18th round by the New York Yankees in 1994?






 An avid tennis player, Ward also shone in the Arthur Ashe Amateur Tennis Tournament in 1994.








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Did you Know

Did you know that the average human brain contains approximately 86 billion neurons? These remarkable cells form intricate networks, allowing us to think, feel, and experience the world around us. Each neuron communicates with others through electrical impulses, creating a symphony of thoughts, memories, and emotions. So next time you ponder life’s mysteries, remember that your brain is orchestrating a cosmic dance of neurons!