Lip Man 1 Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 March 31, 1996 – Michael Jordan, after his first spring training, was assigned to the Double-A Birmingham Barons of the Southern League where he would play in 127 games. He only hit .202 but he had 30 stolen bases, drove in 51 RBI’s and had 17 doubles. He then moved to the Arizona Fall League, where he had a more impressive season hitting .252. Without the 1994-95 labor stalemate, Jordan would have reported to Charlotte in 1995, with an outside shot at seeing the majors that year. March 31, 1996 - Because of a quirk in the calendar the Sox had a March opening day for the first time in franchise history when they started the 1996 season in Seattle on the final day of the month. Frank Thomas hit a home run off Randy Johnson but the Sox lost the game 3-2 in 12 innings striking out 21 times in the process. Johnson struck out 14 hitters himself in seven innings. The Sox have since opened in March a few times since then but 1996 was the first time it happened. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donny Lucy's Avocado Farm Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 7 hours ago, Lip Man 1 said: March 31, 1996 – Michael Jordan, after his first spring training, was assigned to the Double-A Birmingham Barons of the Southern League where he would play in 127 games. He only hit .202 but he had 30 stolen bases, drove in 51 RBI’s and had 17 doubles. He then moved to the Arizona Fall League, where he had a more impressive season hitting .252. Without the 1994-95 labor stalemate, Jordan would have reported to Charlotte in 1995, with an outside shot at seeing the majors that year. March 31, 1996 - Because of a quirk in the calendar the Sox had a March opening day for the first time in franchise history when they started the 1996 season in Seattle on the final day of the month. Frank Thomas hit a home run off Randy Johnson but the Sox lost the game 3-2 in 12 innings striking out 21 times in the process. Johnson struck out 14 hitters himself in seven innings. The Sox have since opened in March a few times since then but 1996 was the first time it happened. If you've seen the ESPN 30 on Jordan's season in the minors, he was apparently playing really well the last 30-45 games of the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4uckOffCommieScum Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 For a thirty year old man who hadn’t played baseball since high school, jumping straight to AA and hitting .200 was actually pretty good if you ask me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron883 Posted April 2, 2023 Share Posted April 2, 2023 On 3/31/2023 at 7:01 PM, Donny Lucy's Avocado Farm said: If you've seen the ESPN 30 on Jordan's season in the minors, he was apparently playing really well the last 30-45 games of the season. Propaganda to push up his legacy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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