Mike Hessman is the new minor league home run king.

Hessman, who is playing for the Tigers’ Triple-A affiliate in Toledo, hit a grand slam tonight for his 433rd minor league home run. By doing so, he passed Buzz Arlett for first on the all-time list in United States-based minor league baseball. Arlett had held the record for 80 years.

Hessman, now 37, has played a grand total of 109 games in the majors and made his last appearance in 2010 as a member of the Mets. There’s something bittersweet about setting the all-time minor league home run mark, but you have to admire his perseverance. HBT sends along congratulations for the accomplishment.

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favrefan said:"Chris Coghlan isn't gonna pay your rent, Jimmy."

Give me your all-time journeyman team jimmy.

That's a tough one but don't laugh at the journeyman. A lot of those guys have come up in the toughest of times! Geoff Blum & Randall Simon came up with huge clutch hits in the WS & Championship series respectively.

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favrefan said:"Chris Coghlan isn't gonna pay your rent, Jimmy."

Let's stick to just Cubs then. Off the top of my head, how about....

C-Ron Hassey
1B-Matt Stairs
2B-Mike Fontenot
SS-Jose Vizcaino
3B-Luis Salazar
LF-Derrick May
CF-Henry Cotto
RF-Jeromy Burnitz

RHP-Mike Morgan
LHP-Paul Kilgus
Closer-Doug Jones

And, we'll let John Vukovich manage the club, finally giving him that Cub managerial gig he was promised all those years ago. Yes I know he's no longer with us, but for the purposes of this thread, Vuk gets the job.

He made $42 mill in 2011, so he is just playing for love of the game now.

YEN

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"That's what the internet is for. Slandering others anonymously." Banky
“Been that way since one monkey looked at the sun and told the other monkey ‘He said for you to give me your fuckin’ share.’”

I loved Simon , never seen a guy be successful with a massive strike zone..could turn a ball in the dirt into a double off the wall .

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I didn't mind him either til he took a bat to our sausage.

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2018
#ExtendLafleur
10 More Wins

Wow,I couldn't have done better...nice job!

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favrefan said:"Chris Coghlan isn't gonna pay your rent, Jimmy."

I never saw Larry Bitner play so he didn't make the list, but I'm sure that name is near and dear to your heart jimmy.

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

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I know Loni Anderson was a sex symbol back in the time, but I would pick the brunette. Maybe it is the next door neighbor type that gets me.