1980s 3,000 Hit Club
Nearly half of the players in MLB history to reach 3,000 hits played in the 1980s. Here is the list of those with ’80s ties.
Robin Yount
Robin Yount and the 1982 MVP Vote
Robin Yount missed being the seventh player to unanimously win the MVP by one vote in 1982.
Meet the man who said no.
Miller Lite Commercials roundup
From “He Missed the Tag” to the Tastes Great vs. Less Filling softball game. It’s the best of the Miller Lite ads featuring baseball players, managers, and execs.
November 9th
Happy Birthday to Teddy Higuera while Robin Yount and Frank Viola bring home some hardware on November 9th in 1980s Baseball
October 21st
Happy Birthday to Bill Russell, the Yankees make a horrible trade, and the Phillies are World Champs on October 21st in 1980s Baseball
October 3rd
Happy Birthday to Eck, the Expos and Brewers clinch playoff berths for the first time, and Joe Morgan breaks L.A.’s heart on October 3rd in 1980s Baseball.
September 24th
Happy Birthday to Hubie Brooks, Robin Yount offers a preview of late-season heroics, and Rick Sutcliffe and the Cubs clinch on September 24th in 1980s Baseball.
September 22nd
Happy Birthday to Hac Man, the Mets clinch, and Billy Martin and Ed Whitson have a disagreement on September 22nd in 1980s Baseball
September 16th
Happy Birthday to Hall of Famers Tim Raines and Robin Yount and Tom Browning throws a perfect game on September 16th in 1980s Baseball
May 20th
Milestones for Schmitty and Lefty and a nightmare for John Wathan highlight Today in 1980s Baseball
April 14th
Happy Birthday to a Hall of Famer, another Hall of Famer finds a new home, and a man who seemed destined for the Hall of Fame goes 4 for 4 with 2 dingers on April 14th in 1980s Baseball
February 11th
Happy ’80s Birthday to a home run champ and a famous umpire and a Hall of Famer calls it quits on February 11th in 1980s Baseball.
January 5th
Happy Birthday to Ron Kittle, Lance Parrish makes an appearance on Diff’rent Strokes, and the Hall of Fame welcomes five ’80s greats on January 5th in 1980s Baseball
Brewer Bombers
It took the Milwaukee Brewers all of 11 innings to assert themselves as one of the top offensive teams of the early 1980s. After beating the Boston Red Sox 9-5 on Opening Day of the 1980 season, they treated their fans to an offensive explosion in the second game of the new decade. When Mike Torrez …
That Time I Met Robin Yount
Note: This is a guest post from Christopher Zantow I feel fortunate to have grown up in what many consider to be the greatest era of Milwaukee Brewers baseball: 1978-82. My Dad first started taking me to games in 1978 and loved to sit along the first base side of Milwaukee County Stadium in the …
