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1. In the 2006 season, the Cardinals had the best record in the National League and went up against the Detroit Tigers in the World Series. The Cardinals won the series four games to one behind the bat of David Eckstein.
2. The 1990s saw the Atlanta Braves go to five World Series during the decade. This was an amazing feat that even saw 1994 with no World Series. The Braves won four of those five series. They were helmed by Bobby Cox in all five World Series.
3. Nolan Ryan pitched for 27 seasons in Major League baseball and never won a Cy Young award or even a season MVP, even with his seven no-hitters. He played for the Mets, Rangers, Astros, Twins, Tigers, and Rangers throughout his career. His best season record was 22-16.
4. After managing the Yankees to 10 World Series in 12 seasons, Casey Stengel left the Yankees in 1960 to manage the newly formed New York Mets in 1962. In his and the Mets' first four seasons, they lost over 100 games in each one. He then went to the Minnesota Twins and Tigers for two seasons, but that didn't work out either. Casey retired from baseball after that.
5. Pitcher Johan Santana began his career in 2000. He took the American League by storm in 2004 when he won the Cy Young award with the Tigers. Being traded in a multi-player trade to the Twins, he not only won the Cy Young award again in 2006, but also won the pitching Triple Crown award. He also led the American League in strikeouts in 2004, 2005, and 2006.
6. Some baseball fans remember the 1983 historical video tape of George Brett, who hit a home run for his Kansas City Royals, then had the umpires take the home run away due to caulk which was found on his bat. He charged the umpire with a wad of chewing tobacco in his mouth, arms flailing, and began screaming. He and his bat were ejected from the game. What a sight!
7. In 2004, the Boston Red Sox finally dumped 'The Curse of the Bambino' by winning it all against the St. Louis Cardinals. In a four games to one series crown, the Red Sox outscored the Cardinals 24-12. Manny Ramirez was the series MVP by batting .412 with seven hits.
8. For the first time in history in 2006, the Hall of Fame accepted more than 15 new members in an induction ceremony. It included six players who were associated with the Negro Leagues. The Hall of Fame began in 1936 with five players inducted. Those players were Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson, and Walter Johnson.
9. The New York Yankees had a tremendous run from 1949-1960. Under the same manager, Yogi Berra, the Yankees appeared in 10 World Series in those 12 seasons, and won seven of them. In those seasons, the Yankees had seven AL MVPs, and had the first AL Cy Young winner in Bob Turley. Ironically, six of those 10 appearances were against their rivals, the Dodgers.
10. Some players joined the Major Leagues on a fluke throughout the years. One case was a catcher who didn't have a chance of playing in the big leagues. As a favor asked for by his father to Tom Lasorda, Lasorda drafted this son at the bottom of the barrel in the 1988 draft in the 62nd round. This catcher turned out to win a Rookie of the Year award, 10 Silver Slugger awards, appear in more than 10 All-Star games, and won an All-Star MVP award. This catcher was Johnny Bench. The rest is history.
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