FCBs own Hometown Heroes

[rickeyfanatic]

Jordan Toddman from the Jags, and he may get a start this week..

 

[Hendersonfan]

Jay Payton and Kurt Abbott

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[Bill Menard]

We got Rocco Baldelli from my current hometown and I used to live in Providence where Paul Konerko is from. I have no ties to either besides that.

 

[Dilferules]

Xavier Nady is from my hometown (not the town I live in now), that's why I collect him.

 

[cgilmo]

Almost forgot, 49er Erick Davis (not Cincinnati red)

 

[r2d2]

Four Major Leaguers from Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico:

Francisco Barrios:


Elmer Dessens:


Erubiel Durazo:


Luis C. Garcia

 

[Austin]

My brother lives in Hoboken, NJ, the ultimate birthplace, because it's where the first organized game of baseball was played.

 

[djrulz]

In baseball the town next to my hometown has Irv Noren and in football my hometown has Shane Conlan

 

[CAROLINA BOSOX]

Justin Smoak, Matt Wieters, and Justin Greene are all from the same HS that my son now plays for.

Stratford HS, Goose Creek SC

 

[goldenegg1]

Robin Roberts
Dick Schofield Jr and Sr
Al Papai
Roger Erickson
Jayson Werth (Schofields Grandson)
Ryan Omalley
Andre Iguodala

 

[tpeichel]

I grew up in Anoka, MN and the only major leaguer was Bob Fenwick.

In 1963, he led the Anoka Tornadoes to the Minnesota State Tournament where they faced the Springfield Tigers led by future major leaguer Mike Davison (see my earlier post) and my father among others. The heavily favored Tornadoes were sent home as they were shutout by the small town Tigers and Davison 6-0. It shouldn't have been a big surprise as the Springfield Tigers were something of a juggernaut as they had also been in the State Tournament the previous six years.

Fenwick was drafted but went to the University of Minnesota instead and then on to a short major league career as a utility infielder. Interestingly, he was the second Japanese born player in the major leagues, five years after Mike Lum.

Ironically, after his career ended, he ended up in Anoka and met my father. His boys were the same age as my brother and I, so the families would get together frequently, the parents playing bridge upstairs while the kids roughhoused in the basement. We grew up playing a lot of baseball with the Fenwicks.

Here's a link to a SABR article oh him:

http://sabr.org/bioproj/person/3ca9a737

 

[Therion]

Todd Walker graduated from the same high school as I did. I never met him, but his mom was one of the counselors.

 

[Benson]

Dean Stone - winning pitcher of the '54 All-Star Game; won the game without retiring a batter.
Steve Eddy - pitched in 7 games for the Angels in '79.
Mike Butcher - former Angel and current long-time Angels pitching coach.

 

[LazerShow15]

Paul Wagner is from my hometown and friends til this day.

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[gogosox40]

I graduated high school here on the southside of Chicago with current Brewers pitcher Tom Gorzelanny.



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[BiggioBrooks755]

Paul Wagner is from my hometown and friends til this day.

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Where in WI is your hometown?

 

[ballerskrip]

Ian krol, scott hairston, jerry hairston, owen daniels, Anthony parker, Candace parker from Naperville, IL

 

[devin]

my hometown is rochester mn
my brother was in the same graduating class as Micheal Restovich

 

[BiggioBrooks755]

[MENTION=1720]cgilmo[/MENTION]

Alex Ross, the QB for Coastal Carolina is playing in the FCS quarterfinal game today

From your town

Also, Brock Jensen, QB for North Dakota State, is from Waupaca, WI

 

[ASTROBURN]

Has anyone met their Hometown Heroes that they listed? Any stories to go with it?