cuervo72
10-30-2007, 03:28 PM
The winner claims one of the 16 seeds in the Sports I Bracket of the Tournament of Rick. The matchup:
Rick Aguilera
Richard Warren Aguilera (born December 31, 1961 in San Gabriel, California) is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball for the New York Mets, Minnesota Twins, Boston Red Sox, and Chicago Cubs. Originally a starter with the Mets, Aguilera became one of baseball's premier closers with the Twins and was named to three All-Star teams from 1991-1993. He is the Twins' all-time leader saves (254) as well as being thirteenth on the all-time saves list with 318.
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Rick Honeycutt
Frederick Wayne Honeycutt (June 29, 1954 in Chattanooga, Tennessee) is the current pitching coach for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Honeycutt was a left-handed pitcher for 21 years from 1977 to 1997. He played with the Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers, Dodgers, Oakland Athletics, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals. Selected to the All-Star team in 1980 and 1983. Honeycutt led the American League in ERA in 1983 with 2.42, although he was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers late in the season. Converted from a starting pitcher to relief in 1988 by Oakland, he became a valuable set-up man to future Hall-of-Famer Dennis Eckersley, posting a series of sub-3.7 ERAs from 1988 through 1993. He pitched in 30 post-season games, including 20 league championship series games and 7 World Series games, and never lost a game, going 3-0.
Rick Aguilera
Richard Warren Aguilera (born December 31, 1961 in San Gabriel, California) is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball for the New York Mets, Minnesota Twins, Boston Red Sox, and Chicago Cubs. Originally a starter with the Mets, Aguilera became one of baseball's premier closers with the Twins and was named to three All-Star teams from 1991-1993. He is the Twins' all-time leader saves (254) as well as being thirteenth on the all-time saves list with 318.
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Rick Honeycutt
Frederick Wayne Honeycutt (June 29, 1954 in Chattanooga, Tennessee) is the current pitching coach for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Honeycutt was a left-handed pitcher for 21 years from 1977 to 1997. He played with the Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers, Dodgers, Oakland Athletics, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals. Selected to the All-Star team in 1980 and 1983. Honeycutt led the American League in ERA in 1983 with 2.42, although he was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers late in the season. Converted from a starting pitcher to relief in 1988 by Oakland, he became a valuable set-up man to future Hall-of-Famer Dennis Eckersley, posting a series of sub-3.7 ERAs from 1988 through 1993. He pitched in 30 post-season games, including 20 league championship series games and 7 World Series games, and never lost a game, going 3-0.