Diamondbacks Manager : Kirk Gibson

Kirk Gibson is the manager of the 2011 Arizona Diamondbacks. He was promoted after AJ Hinch was fired last year. He had been their bench coach since 2007. He also served as coach for the Detroit Tigers from 2003-2005. During all that time I could not find a single card depicting him as a coach but I did find this sweet bobble head. Nice "action shot" of him leaning on the dugout rails.

Of course, Gibson is best known for his walk-off homer in the 1988 World Series. His Teammate on the L.A. Dodgers was Alfredo Griffin.

Griffin was the Rookie of the Year for the Toronto Blue Jays in 1979 and in 1980 was teamed with John Mayberry.

Prior to becoming a power hitting All Star for the royals, Mayberry struggled as a rookie for the Astros. His teammate in 1970 was the gold glove catcher Johnny Edwards.

Even though Edwards was an All Star '63-'65 he was traded from the Cincinnati Reds to the St. Louis Cardinals in 1968 to make room for Johnny Bench. In St. Louis he played with Lou Brock.

Brock spent the first half of the 1964 season on the Chicago Cubs with Ron Santo.

From Gibson to Santo in 5 degrees.

One Year Anniversary of The Perfect Game That Wasn't

One year ago today Armando Galarraga pitched his near perfect game. To those of you who don't remember, Galarraga had a perfect game through 8 2/3 innings and the 27th batter he faced grounded to first. Miguel Cabrera tossed the ball to Galarraga who stepped on the bag for what should have been the final out. Only the first base umpire Jim Joyce called rookie Jason Donald safe. Galarraga didn't argue or make a fuss, he went back to work and retired Trevor Crowe for the final out. Jim Joyce admitted his mistake and publicly apologized to Galarraga. While Galarraga won't go into the record books as pitching a perfect game, the sportsmanship on both his and the umpire's part was truly refreshing. Now for our game.

In 2010 Galarraga and Miguel Cabrera were on the Detroit Tigers.

Cabrera and Ivan Rodriguez received World Series Rings while on the 2003 Florida Marlins.

In 1993 Pudge was teamed with the ageless Julio Franco on the Texas Rangers.

The 1983 Cleveland Indians played home to Franco and Bake McBride.

In 1976 McBride shared the outfield with stolen base king Lou Brock on the St. Loius Cardinals.

Before one of the most infamous trades in baseball history, Brock was teammates with Ron Santo (who looked an awful lot like Don Landrum) on the 1963 Chicago Cubs.

From Armando Galarraga to Ron Santo (or was it Don Landrun?) in 6 degrees.