Beau Lofgren furthers my theory that catchers are by far, the most popular candidate for Terrible Tuesday. He sends me 1989 Greg Myers of the Toronto Blue Jays.
Myers spent a total of 18 years in the majors. That tells me that if a youngster is determined to get a steady paycheck in the bigs, become a catcher. You’re bound to be in demand…
…even if you hit .114 in your second year. That’s what Greg Myers did. He went 5 for 44 with two doubles and just one rbi. He walked twice and struck out nine times.
| Split | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 Totals | 17 | 46 | 44 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | .114 | .152 | .159 |
Aside from his two 6s, Greg Myers’ 1989 card has an odd 8-8-9 combination. His batting average was too low to get the standard two-nine combination.
Like many pitchers, APBA moved his error number from the 53 to a hit number. Myers has a 15-18 and a 53-13. He also has two 14s. One is at the normal 45 spot but the other resides at 55.
Myers also has four unfortunate 24s due to hitting into two double plays.
Ugly numbers: 25-36, 51-38, 31-13
As I alluded to, Myers fashioned a pretty decent career for himself. In 18 seasons (1987-2005), he played for seven teams in both leagues primarily as a platoon catcher with a few games as a DH. In 3,352 at-bats, he batted a respectable .255. His most solid years came with California and Minnesota from 1993 to 1996 when he got some good playing time.
Probably his best season though was in his swan song in 2003 at age 37. In 329 at-bats, he hit .307 with 15 homers and even broke the .500 in slugging with a .502 mark.
thanks, Beau!
