Adam Greenberg, Whose Career Ended After One Pitch in 2005, Will Get an at-bat With the Miami Marlins
All, Baseball, Something Positive, Video September 27th. 2012, 11:08am
Adam Greenberg had one plate appearance with the Chicago Cubs in 2005. He was drilled in the head. Greenberg would never return to the majors … *dramatic pause* … until today. Well, on October 2nd to be more specific, but the main point remains. Greenberg is getting another shot at the big leagues.
He had been toiling in the minor leagues ever since, waiting for another opportunity. When he returns in October, it won’t be with the Chicago Cubs (34 games out of 1st is no time to be messing around with heartwarming tales that might interest fans) – it will be with the Miami Marlins, the same club that Greenberg faced in 2005.
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September 27th, 2012 at 11:10 AM
Is this a publicity stunt by a failing organization like that time back in the day a team brought in a midget to play or is he actually good?
No offense to that one midget if he was actually good, too.
September 27th, 2012 at 11:11 AM
Yes, it’s a one-day contract.
And the midget was Eddie Gaedel (sp?) brought in by Bill Veeck (no surprise). IIRC, he walked once and was out of baseball.
September 27th, 2012 at 11:12 AM
Why the fuck would he want to risk his rare standing on the list of players with a career 1.000 OBP though???
September 27th, 2012 at 11:13 AM
Wow it’s like the MLJ roster photo.
September 27th, 2012 at 11:13 AM
He’s a career .263 hitter in 10 seasons in the minors, last played Indy ball last year.
/c’mon CRM, show some hustle on this
September 27th, 2012 at 11:13 AM
In his continued attempts to get fired is Ozzie not going to play him?
September 27th, 2012 at 11:15 AM
Oh man… that would just be brutal.
September 27th, 2012 at 11:17 AM
The Jews know how to take care of their own.
September 27th, 2012 at 11:18 AM
What is his WAR?
September 27th, 2012 at 11:21 AM
Jews vs. PCS
September 27th, 2012 at 11:23 AM
And the midget was Eddie Gaedel (sp?) brought in by Bill Veeck (no surprise). IIRC, he walked once and was out of baseball.
His uniform number was 1/8.
September 27th, 2012 at 11:24 AM
He had been toiling in the minor leagues ever since
But what does he do for a living?
J-Mac, where’s that Curry interview?
September 27th, 2012 at 11:25 AM
Jason interviewed Anne Curry?
September 27th, 2012 at 11:26 AM
I’m sorry, we were looking for 2/16. You missed a golden opportunity there.
September 27th, 2012 at 11:27 AM
That will never get old
September 27th, 2012 at 11:31 AM
I watched the OTL episode on this kid. Good story.
September 27th, 2012 at 11:32 AM
Never change, Marlins.
Also, not really sure why this guy is doing this? He knows its a publicity grab, right? He already has one plate appearance, so he goes down as having been in the major leagues, right. What’s the point of having 2AB’s instead if one, when you know you didn’t earn the 2nd?
September 27th, 2012 at 11:32 AM
I’m sorry, we were looking for 2/16. You missed a golden opportunity there.
Meh.
September 27th, 2012 at 11:33 AM
/blame the mobile site for my typos
September 27th, 2012 at 11:34 AM
Possibly against dementia at some point
September 27th, 2012 at 11:35 AM
Jason interviewed Anne Curry?
i’d bring a tape recorder to my meeting with ann curry
September 27th, 2012 at 11:37 AM
It’s fun?
September 27th, 2012 at 11:39 AM
Possibly against dementia at some point
dementia care
beyond compare!
/a sign for an assisted care housing place near me
September 27th, 2012 at 11:39 AM
Also, not really sure why this guy is doing this?
It’s fun?
Seems more like a pity lay. Some guys have no problem with it I guess. I think I would.
September 27th, 2012 at 11:41 AM
SOTDB also hates Nykesha Sales, token walk-ons on the basketball team, mentally challenged kids riding the bench in varsity, short-term contracts to allow players to retire with the team where they spent most of their career, first pitches, Make-a-Wish…
September 27th, 2012 at 11:43 AM
Don’t be offended by the rhyming. In that business, you do whatever you can to stick in the minds of your clientele.
September 27th, 2012 at 11:43 AM
That 12 year old kid that got Carrie Underwood to be his first kiss I’m sure is soooo embarrassed now, and not at all walking around his school like he owns the joint.
September 27th, 2012 at 11:43 AM
You’d have a problem with getting an at bat in a major league baseball game? Ok.
September 27th, 2012 at 11:44 AM
WWOS, he already made it once on his own merit though, so no, none of those apply. Retiring with a team you played a long time for is not the same as Brett Favre going out and taking a snap with the packers in 4 years.
September 27th, 2012 at 11:45 AM
That 12 year old kid that got Carrie Underwood to be his first kiss I’m sure is soooo embarrassed now, and not at all walking around his school like he owns the joint.
Did that 12 year old pick up Olivia Wilde on his own last year?
September 27th, 2012 at 11:46 AM
Roger Clemens in a few days (possibly)?
September 27th, 2012 at 11:46 AM
the things people on this site choose to bitch about will never cease to amaze me.
September 27th, 2012 at 11:49 AM
Never ceases to amaze me people who confuse asking a question related to thought process and bitching. Pretty sure ill sleep okay tonight, regardless as to whether or not this guy gets an AB.
September 27th, 2012 at 11:49 AM
I get your point… but I just can’t be bothered by it. Out of all the shit in the world, an innocuous at bat isn’t going to be what I get worked up about. He had his dream cut short, now here’s a chance to feel like he’s back. I don’t think he has illusions he ‘earned’ it through his on-field performance, but that really doesn’t take away from the moment unless he lets it.
September 27th, 2012 at 11:51 AM
I’m not bothered by it all. I was just trying to understand his thought process. He’s already proven he was good enough to make it to the majors, so why turn yourself into a publicity stunt?
September 27th, 2012 at 11:52 AM
Settle down now. You are still worked up over the other thread, it’s okay… we accept you for who you are no matter what.
/rubs SOTDB’s belly
September 27th, 2012 at 11:54 AM
I feel bad for the guy whose roster spot he took. Also, fuck Loria.
September 27th, 2012 at 11:54 AM
Don’t be offended by the rhyming.
offended? gads, no!
i thought it was an opportunity to riff off
AIDS relief
beyond belief!
September 27th, 2012 at 11:55 AM
I bet you bitch about things like Extreme Home Makeover when they makeover houses for veterans and people who have lost limbs and shit too
September 27th, 2012 at 11:57 AM
Is this sarcasm or do you now understand how 40 man rosters work? I’m sure no one lost their job because of him.
September 27th, 2012 at 11:57 AM
Only because that’s something ABC is airing instead of new episodes of Better Off Ted
September 27th, 2012 at 11:58 AM
I bet you bitch about things like Extreme Home Makeover when they makeover houses for veterans and people who have lost limbs and shit too
You need some help with logical conclusions.
September 27th, 2012 at 11:59 AM
cmon mr ejr. that’s appley and orangey
you comparing this greenberg mope to an amputee? i’d like to know why he’s doing it…seems really lame. unless he’s making money off this, why is he going along with it?
what if the hits a pop foul, strikes out swinging and looks bad, hits a swinging bunt to the pitcher? will he rest easy?
step in selig
September 27th, 2012 at 11:59 AM
Only acceptable reason, really.
September 27th, 2012 at 12:00 PM
Everyone who is wondering why this is happening gets to take a 92 mph pitch to the head.
September 27th, 2012 at 12:00 PM
I’m sure no one lost their job because of him.
Your probably right, but would you feel any differently if this guy’s AB took away the only shot that a call up had for an AB in the majors? He might never get called up again.
September 27th, 2012 at 12:01 PM
+1 cubicle smurf
/Portia di rossi is awesome
September 27th, 2012 at 12:01 PM
You’re ***
September 27th, 2012 at 12:01 PM
No, he could just sign a one-day contract in 10 years
/circle of life’d
September 27th, 2012 at 12:02 PM
Actually, Jose Reyes had to be DFA’d to make this move. Surprised you didn’t know that.
September 27th, 2012 at 12:04 PM
/Portia di rossi is awesome
her being a lesbian is hot. her being a lesbian with ellen is not
September 27th, 2012 at 12:04 PM
Pfff. Walk it off
/every hockey player ever
September 27th, 2012 at 12:05 PM
How has Reyes been this year? Worth the money? He seems to have stayed healthy, which is already a surprise/plus.
September 27th, 2012 at 12:06 PM
Everyone who is wondering why this is happening gets to take a 92 mph pitch to the head.
you;re such a liberal. yes, let’s give handouts to those whose main reason for the handout is they had bad luck
September 27th, 2012 at 12:07 PM
How has Reyes been this year
Numbers are meh I think. Far as attitude I wouldn’t know. That team seems loaded with small, fast guys and not enough pop.
September 27th, 2012 at 12:16 PM
I remember watching the game where he got beaned. Felt bad for the guy. Glad to see him get another shot. No Moonlight Grahams here.
September 27th, 2012 at 12:17 PM
cmon srod….what ‘another shot’?
September 27th, 2012 at 12:26 PM
Uh, oh. You caught me. Didn’t read the linked article. Just read the post, then jumped to my own conclusion.
That being said, “another shot” referred to the line “
I would have loved to get two ABs in the majors. Seems like a big deal to me, even if it’s a stunt.
September 27th, 2012 at 12:39 PM
i agree any major league ABs would be cool to claim, but only the first is legit for this guy
September 27th, 2012 at 12:46 PM
I could see this guy coaching kids down the road, and when they ask what kind of hitter he was in the majors, the only answer will be “I don’t really know. One legit AB, and I got smoked upside the head.”
September 27th, 2012 at 1:16 PM
difference is he earned the first ab, is being gifted this one