LENNY HARRIS RUMORS & GOSSIP

Reds sign Lenny Harris!

Yeah! Best pinch-hitter ever! Wait…what? Ooohhhh…the Reds signed Willie Harris. That makes more sense, I suppose: The Reds agreed to terms with utility player Willie Harris on a minor league contract, two sources confirmed to MLB.com on Monday. Harris, who will be invited to camp as a non-roster player, can earn an $800,000 base salary if he makes the club and his overall...
Via Redleg Nation  |  20 days ago

Tommy Lasorda Has Lost His Marbles

...or is the funniest, most self-aware and confident person on Twitter.Now...I've made my fair share of Tommy Lasorda jokes here at The Hall.  Hell, I once garnered national attention (thanks FOXSports.com!) for a post about the randomness of his tweets.But none of that could have prepared me for the tweet the old man send out (with picture attached, of course) Friday afternoon...
Via Hall of Very Good  |  February 26, 2011

Cooperstown 2011: Lenny Harris

LENNY HARRISFirst Year on BallotPLAYING CAREER:  Cincinnati Reds (1988–1989), Los Angeles Dodgers (1989–1993), Cincinnati Reds (1994–1998), New York Mets (1998), Colorado Rockies (1999), Arizona Diamondbacks (1999–2000), New York Mets (2000–2001), Milwaukee Brewers (2002), Chicago Cubs (2003) and Florida Marlins (2003–2005)ACHIEVEMENTS:  Career .269 batting average...
Via Hall of Very Good  |  December 13, 2010

ESPN confuses Lenny and Willie Harris

Well, this sort of speaks for itself. In a moment of heavenly payback, Willie Harris got to play the hero on Thursday night with a walk-off bases-loaded single in the bottom of the ninth against his former team. He was rewarded with this graphic on ESPNews, featuring the smiling mug of former Nats hitting coach Lenny Harris. At least this appears to be Adam Dunn and not Ronnie Dunn...
Via D.C. Sports Bog  |  May 06, 2010

Keep ex-Met Lenny Harris in Your Thoughts and Prayers

Former Met and always fan favorite Lenny Harris had quadruple bypass surgery. From mlb.com: By Ken Gurnick / MLB.com03/21/10 2:42 PM ET PHOENIX -- Minor League instructor and... NY Sports Dog--a Place for Mets Fans
Via NY Sports Dog - source  |  March 22, 2010

Harris Recovering

My best wishes go out to Lenny Harris, recovering from quadruple bypass surgery.
Via Baseball Musings  |  March 21, 2010

Los Angeles Dodgers hitting coach Lenny Harris has quadruple bypass surgery

Los Angeles Dodgers minor league hitting coach Lenny Harris underwent an emergency quadruple bypass operation after being rushed to a Phoenix-area hospital on Friday with chest pains.
Via ESPN  |  March 21, 2010

The Saint Takes the Fall.

(AP Photo. By all accounts, Randy St. Claire was a great pitching coach. But seven years of polishing turds is a long time.) Nats Fire The Wrong Guy. Manny & Mike throw Randy under the Bus. Q: The change, was it made at your suggestion, Manny's suggestion? RIZZO: Well, it was my suggestion that we needed a change...
Via Nationals Enquirer  |  June 02, 2009

More evidence there's a Reverse Lock in the making tonight...

Here's a little more fuel for the Reverse Lock fire - the LA Times' Dodger Thoughts blog reminds us of the following facts: The Dodgers have the best record in MLB The Nationals have the worst record in MLB. The Nats haven't won in their last nine attempts at Dodger Stadium, dating all the way back to 2006 ...
Via Nationals Enquirer  |  May 06, 2009

Fans In San Francisco Witness History

The fans at AT&T Park were treated to a dose of history during last night's game. A player who has been recently mired in controversy, who nevertheless remains a fan favorite in San Francisco positioned himself on the precipice of a record that will surely define his career. The drama unfolded last night against the Florida Marlins and in his first at bat of the night, their...
Via Select Site  |  July 28, 2007
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