Now that I'm done giving their site some free advertising, I will share some of the trades I have made on there over the past month and a half since I joined.
My first trade, and shortly thereafter a second trade, was made with a guy who goes by rockinace.
The first trade netted me Aaron Ledesma and Chad Paronto, while the second one brought Ron Jackson and Adam Stern my way.
Aaron Ledesma 1997Aaron was the utility infielder on the '97 Orioles squad, mainly backing up Robbie Alomar at second base. He hit the only two HRs of his career that season while wearing the orange and black and was the 62nd pick by the Devil Rays in the expansion draft after the season.
He is currently a coach on the Scranton Wilkes-Barre Yankees.
Chad Paronto 2001
He is currently a coach on the Scranton Wilkes-Barre Yankees.
Chad Paronto 2001Chad was drafted in the 8th round of the 1996 draft by the Orioles and made his Orioles debut in 2001. He went 1-3 in 24 appearances, and finished 9 games for the O's that season. The Indians selected him off of waivers following the 01 season so that was it for Chad and the Orioles.
Chad has bounced back and forth between the majors and minors over the past 7 seasons but appeared in a couple of games for the Astros this season. Keep the dream alive Chad!
Ron Jackson 1984
Chad has bounced back and forth between the majors and minors over the past 7 seasons but appeared in a couple of games for the Astros this season. Keep the dream alive Chad!
Ron Jackson 1984While Ron had a 10 year long Major League career, only the last 12 games of it were with the Orioles. The Birds signed him in August '84 and he finished out the season with the club, appearing as a pinch-hitter and third baseman.
Ron has made a career out of being a Major & Minor League hitting coach, notably for the Red Sox from 2003-06. That, of course, made him a member of the '04 Red Sox that broke the "Curse of the Bambino" by winning the World Series.
Adam "Canadian Babe Ruth" Stern 2007
Ron has made a career out of being a Major & Minor League hitting coach, notably for the Red Sox from 2003-06. That, of course, made him a member of the '04 Red Sox that broke the "Curse of the Bambino" by winning the World Series.
Adam "Canadian Babe Ruth" Stern 2007Did you just blink? If so, you missed Adam's cameo for the Orioles. He has one of the strangest stat lines I have come across while doing my project. Now, I kind of remember this from when it happened but Adam appeared in two games for the Orioles but only as a defensive replacement; he never got an AB! That's weird.
In case you are wondering how Adam was brought into the Orioles fold, he was the PTBNL from the Javy Lopez trade at the end of the 2006 season. Wow, between Lopez & Ramon Hernandez, the O's went through some lean catching years. It makes me even more thankful for Wieters!
Since there isn't anything else to say about his time on the Orioles, here are a few other notes I found about Adam.
-Trot Nixon gave him his nickname, but I can't find the story behind it
-he played for Team Canada in the 2004 & 2008 Olympics, as well as the 2006 & 2009 World Baseball Classics
-on August 8, 2005, appeared in a game for the Red Sox with Kevin Youkilis & Gabe Kapler, setting an American League record for most Jewish players on the field at one time
-is only the second Jewish Canadian player in MLB history, following Goody Rosen who played in the '30s & '40s mainly for the Brooklyn Dodgers
Aren't you impressed that I found that much to write about a player who never even hit for the Orioles? Are you still with me? Anyone?
In case you are wondering how Adam was brought into the Orioles fold, he was the PTBNL from the Javy Lopez trade at the end of the 2006 season. Wow, between Lopez & Ramon Hernandez, the O's went through some lean catching years. It makes me even more thankful for Wieters!
Since there isn't anything else to say about his time on the Orioles, here are a few other notes I found about Adam.
-Trot Nixon gave him his nickname, but I can't find the story behind it
-he played for Team Canada in the 2004 & 2008 Olympics, as well as the 2006 & 2009 World Baseball Classics
-on August 8, 2005, appeared in a game for the Red Sox with Kevin Youkilis & Gabe Kapler, setting an American League record for most Jewish players on the field at one time
-is only the second Jewish Canadian player in MLB history, following Goody Rosen who played in the '30s & '40s mainly for the Brooklyn Dodgers
Aren't you impressed that I found that much to write about a player who never even hit for the Orioles? Are you still with me? Anyone?
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3 comments:
Sorry I didn't resond to your last comment. But, I would be down with some comp tickets. I'll be hanging out with an old Army buddy, so I would need two tickets for that day.
As for Orioles Park, I was there one time in 2001. I had a good time, but might have spent too much time at Pickles Pub to fully enjoy it.
But, I deffinitley want to check out the new museum outside of the park and try to get some autos inside the park. I could certainly use your expertise.
Thanks again for those great Royals cards!
No problem at all, just shoot me an email a few days before you are coming to remind me since I'm scatter-brained most of the time. And I'm very familiar with Pickles too, it's fun but also makes it easy to lose track of time.
Happy that you liked the Royals cards and do hope you can get them signed.
Sounds good. I will be getting to Baltimore on 9/11 and should have ample time to email you
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